Roost Air Lounge => Aviation related topics => Topic started by: Ted_Stryker on April 20, 2006, 07:44:06 PM
Title: Aviation Legend Remembered
Post by: Ted_Stryker on April 20, 2006, 07:44:06 PM
As some of you may have heard, Scott Crossfield, legendary test pilot and first man to break Mach 2 (Gen. Chuck Yeager, USAF-Ret. broke Mach 1 first of course), in the Republic D558 II, passed away today when his Cessna went down.
Scott Crossfield was a true American hero, and will be remembered among the greats in aviation along with the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacher, and others.
Scott Crossfield was a man of great humility, and even told on himself during an interview on the Discovery Wings channel once. He had noted that he was infamous for having the technique of, after landing, shutting down the engines on his plane, and coasting it to it's parking spot and with only a touch of his brakes, bring the plane to a perfect stop. On one such occassion, and back then far more concerned with in-air emergency procedures than on-ground ones, he found out the hard way that with the engines off on one plane, the hydraulics for the brakes also were unpressurized, and he could not stop the aircraft! It ended up coasting right into the hangar wall with the nose buried in through the wall! Not to let the opportunity slide, the friendly competetion between Yeager and Crossfield manifested itself again when Yeager chided Crossfield that "The sound barrier is mine, the hangar barrier is Crossfields!" Truly it shows the wonderful sense of humor, and humility that he had to tell this tale on himself.
When you look skyward, think of Scott Crossfield ... a true American hero!
yeah, that's too bad, i saw it on CNN.com. a co-worker was lucky enough to meet him and get his autograph:
Wow! Now that is awesome! I was wondering what happened to your reply before... I saw it with the other photo... then it dissappeared :) I noticed the photo of Yeager there too ... sweet!
Title: Re: Aviation Legend Remembered
Post by: Frank N. O. on April 21, 2006, 06:49:13 PM
My condolences but at least it seemed he had a good life from what I read.
Frank
Title: Re: Aviation Legend Remembered
Post by: Sleek-Jet on April 24, 2006, 09:54:11 AM
God speed, Mr Crossfield...
Title: Re: Aviation Legend Remembered
Post by: Mike on April 25, 2006, 01:56:36 PM
I remember seeing the X-15 in the aviation museum in Washington, DC. WOW!!
Not to sound cheesy, but this was probably the way he would have wanted to go. We was one of the true aviation legends out there...
What a guy. He sure made his mark and will be remembered!
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Title: Re: Aviation Legend Remembered
Post by: fireflyr on April 26, 2006, 10:16:46 AM
I remember seeing the X-15 in the aviation museum in Washington, DC. WOW!!
Not to sound cheesy, but this was probably the way he would have wanted to go. We was one of the true aviation legends out there...
What a guy. He sure made his mark and will be remembered!
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Hell Mike, That ain't cheesy, it beats the crap out of laying around some rest home getting your diapers changed while waiting to die!
I have a friend who knew him very well and he agrees that it was fitting that an aviation legend like Crossfield should go out doing the thing he did best. Godspeed Scott Crossfield |:)\
