WebRANGER, Ga. — Scott Crossfield, the hotshot test pilot and aircraft designer who in 1953 became the first man to fly at twice the speed of sound, was killed in the crash of his … Web24 Apr 2006 · Famed test pilot and aviation pioneer Scott Crossfield, the first man to travel at twice the speed of sound, died when his plane crashed in the American state of …
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WebScott Crossfield left NACA in 1956 to join North American Aviation, Inc., as chief engineering test pilot for the X-15 project. Between 8 June 1959 and 6 December 1960, he made fourteen flights in the X-15. He reached a maximum speed of Mach 2.97 and altitude of 88,116 feet (26,858 meters). WebNews services reported Thursday that former U.S. Navy test pilot Scott Crossfield was killed in a private aircraft crash in northern Georgia. He was 84. Searchers found the wreckage Thursday afternoon in a mountainous area near Ranger, Ga., about 50 miles northwest of Atlanta, according to the Civil Air Patrol. ina garten banana bread with chocolate chips
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Web19 Apr 2006 · Test Pilot Scott Crossfield sits in a centrifuge machine which duplicates the stress of extreme acceleration encountered by jet pilots at high altitudes in this Feb. 28, … On April 19, 2006, a Cessna 210A piloted by Crossfield was reported missing while flying from Prattville, Alabama toward Manassas, Virginia, near his home in Herndon. On April 20, authorities confirmed his body was found in the wreckage of his plane in a remote area of Ludville in Pickens County Georgia. There were severe thunderstorms in the area when air traffic controllers lost radio and radar contact with Crossfield's plane. Web19 Apr 2006 · SCOTT CROSSFIELD - HAND/FOOT PRINT OR SKETCH SIGNED - HFSID 288388. SCOTT CROSSFIELD Ink tracing of his right hand Hand Print signed: "Scott Crossfield", 7½x10. Ink tracing of his right hand, signed in black ink. Ink stamp of an expired web address appears below signature. Sale Price $270.00. ina garten balsamic chicken