Legendary Test Pilot, Engineer Lost In GA Accident
Friday, we told of Scott Crossfield's days as a test pilot at
NACA's High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB, flying a new breed
of experimental jets and rocketplanes... as well as of the
controversy surrounding his claim of being the first pilot to fly
at Mach 3. In today's conclusion, we tell of some of the situations
Crossfield faced as a test pilot, as well as in his later
endeavours.
If any plane is linked forever to the name Scott Crossfield,
it's the X-15. Many test pilots fly experimental planes, but only a
dozen flew this near-space vehicle, and of them, Crossfield was the
first.
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