Scott crossfield biography

Albert S. “Scott” Crossfield joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA – the predecessor of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA) at its High Speed Flight Research Station (now NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center), Edwards, CA, as a research pilot in June During the next five years, he flew the X-1, X-4, X-5, XFA, FD, FF, F9F, BA, YF, FF, FA, YF, DI, and DII. During that time he logged rocket flights, making him the single most experienced rocket pilot.

Crossfield began his engineering training at the University of Washington in Over the next three years he graduated from a civilian aviation school, obtained a private pilot’s license, withdrew from the University, worked for Boeing Aircraft Company, quit to join the Army Air Forces, returned briefly to Boeing and finally quit again to join the Navy.

Commissioned an ensign in following flight training, he served as a fighter and gunnery instructor and maintenance office

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Crossfield was an executive for Eastern Airlines from to From to , he was Senior Vice President for Hawker Siddley Aviation, setting up its U.S. subsidiary for design, support, and marketing of the HS transport in North America.

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Albert Scott Crossfield was an American naval officer and test pilot.

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He won fame in as the first man to fly twice the speed of sound.