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A. Scott Crossfield: 1921-2006.

Publication: Airpower
Publication Date: 01-JUL-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: A. Scott Crossfield: 1921-2006.(Obituary)

Article Excerpt
"The Skyrocket gave everything she had". Sitting across from me at the Wings Club in Washington DC that day in 1986 was former NACA test pilot Scott Crossfield, known as 'Scotty' to his friends and 'Mr. Crossfield' to others, but above all, the first man to fly an aircraft at twice the speed of sound, and the first man to fly the hypersonic North American X-15 rocketplane. At that time, we were collaborating on a project in which I was to produce a painting depicting his historic Mach 2 flight in the Douglas D-558-II research craft in November 1953.

He recounted that day in vivid detail, remembering how his hand had frozen to the stick at altitude because he'd wanted to feel every nuance of the Skyrocket in flight, and chose not to wear gloves. We talked enthusiastically about the 'Golden Age' at...

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