Scott Crossfield
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Scott Crossfield was an American test pilot and aeronautical engineer renowned for being the first person to fly at twice the speed of sound and for his pioneering work in high-speed, high-altitude flight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scott Crossfield canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aeronautical engineer
ⓘ
aviator ⓘ human ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| aircraftTested |
Bell X-1
ⓘ
Bell X-2 ⓘ Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket ⓘ
surface form:
Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket
North American X-15 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Collier Trophy
ⓘ
Harmon Trophy ⓘ Lawrence Sperry Award ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aircraft crash ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-10-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-04-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Washington ⓘ |
| employer |
NACA
ⓘ
surface form:
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
North American Aviation ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| familyName | Crossfield ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
ⓘ
aerospace engineering ⓘ high-altitude flight ⓘ high-speed flight ⓘ |
| fullName | Albert Scott Crossfield ⓘ |
| givenName |
Albert
ⓘ
Scott ⓘ |
| hasChild | five children ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early testing of the X-15 rocket plane
ⓘ
pioneering work in high-speed, high-altitude flight ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Experimental Test Pilots ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant (junior grade) ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first person to fly at twice the speed of sound ⓘ |
| notableEvent | survived several in-flight emergencies during test flights ⓘ |
| notableRole | chief engineering test pilot for North American X-15 program ⓘ |
| notableWork | high-speed flight testing ⓘ |
| occupation |
aeronautical engineer
ⓘ
test pilot ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Berkeley
ⓘ
surface form:
Berkeley, California, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | near Ludville, Georgia, United States ⓘ |
| recordSet | Mach 2 flight in D-558-II Skyrocket ⓘ |
| residence |
Herndon
ⓘ
surface form:
Herndon, Virginia, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Alice Crossfield ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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