The Cirrus stall-crash has resulted in related discussions about the relative safety of steep bank angles while descending. Paul says step bank angles can be made with relative impunity from stalls if descending. With due respect I join the dissenting side.
In November 1945, a British jet fighter the Gloster Meteor set a new official world speed record of 606.25 mph. It was two years later before the sound barrier was broken by an American aircraft the Bell X-1. Test pilot 'Chuck' Yeager named the aircraft 'Glamorous Glennis' after his wife.
The Myth of the 'Sound Barrier'. As pilots approached the speed of sound (which varies depending on the type of medium and the temperature of the medium), they would encounter control issues, he said. There were a lot of near crashes and incidents associated with flying near the speed of sound, he said.