Pete Knight

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Pete Knight was a renowned American test pilot and astronautical engineer best known for setting the world speed record for winged aircraft in the X-15 rocket plane.

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Pete Knight canonical 3

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instanceOf astronautical engineer
human
military officer
politician
test pilot
aircraftFlown North American F-100 Super Sabre
surface form: F-100 Super Sabre

McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
surface form: F-101 Voodoo

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
surface form: F-104 Starfighter

F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-5 Freedom Fighter
North American X-15
T-38 Talon
awardReceived Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Harmon Trophy
Legion of Merit
Octave Chanute Award
burialPlace Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, California, United States
causeOfDeath leukemia
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1929-11-18
dateOfDeath 2004-05-07
educatedAt Butler University
United States Air Force Test Pilot School
employer United States Air Force
familyName Knight
givenName William
hasHonorificName William J. "Pete" Knight High School
William J. "Pete" Knight Veterans Home of California-Lancaster
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
militaryRank colonel
nickname Pete
notableWork Bell X-15
surface form: X-15 Flight 188
occupation astronautical engineer
military officer
politician
test pilot
officeHeld member of the California State Assembly
member of the California State Senate
participantIn Vietnam War
North American X-15
surface form: X-15 program
placeOfBirth Noblesville, Indiana
surface form: Noblesville, Indiana, United States
placeOfDeath Inglewood, California, United States
positionHeld mayor of Palmdale, California
recordHeld world speed record for winged aircraft
residence Palmdale, California
surface form: Palmdale, California, United States
sexOrGender male
stateRepresented California, United States
surface form: California

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