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Albert Scott Crossfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Albert S. "Scott" Crossfield joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) at its High Speed Flight Research Station at Edwards, Calif., as a research pilot in June 1950. ... Albert S. "Scott" Crossfield joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA--the predecessor of the National Aeronautics...
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About UsLearn more about the Scott Crossfield Foundation. ... Tell A StoryWrite a story about how Scott Crossfield affected your life and read about he affected others. ... A. Scott Crossfield Elementary School...
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Scott Crossfield, the University of Washington graduate who was the first man to fly at twice the speed of sound, was found dead Thursday in the wreckage of his single-engine plane in Georgia.
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Mach 2, D-558-II, Skyrocket, Scott Crossfield ... Legendary test pilot Scott Crossfield died when his single-engine plane crashed in Georgia on April 19. He was 84. Crossfield made aviation history on November 20, 1953, becoming the first person to fly at more than twice the speed of sound, or Mach 2. + View Photo Essay;
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Self: Test Pilot. Visit IMDb for Photos, Filmography, Discussions, Bio, News, Awards, Agent, Fan Sites.
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A. Scott Crossfield ... Scott Crossfield's X-15 experience included 14 free flights, 2 captive carries, 14 aborts, and numerous ground tests. Ground tests included the ammonia tank explosion that blew apart the #3 X-15 during an XLR-99 test run prior to first flight of this engine.
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Birthplace: Berkeley / California ... Marital status: married ... Albert Scott...
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On 5 November 1959 a small engine fire -- always extremely hazardous in a volatile rocket airplane -- forced pilot Scott Crossfield to make an emergency landing on Rosamond Dry Lake.
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