European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Feature s e o to o Pilot non Hollywood Type of who jockey s Mankind s first manned space Craft a daredevil but he s also a top aeronautical Engineer by Ernie we Therau staff writer evil May care to St pilots once in mortal tech by Rade b movies. Have today s pioneering on the Edge space. Scott Crossfield a Symbol of of ruled to talc the rocket poor re x15 High faster than a a High has Ever sept. 18, he put Ali experimental gift Elgit us St powered flight through the stratosphere at 1,400 and reaching an Al Trudl in Sojo feet after being released at 38.000 get from under the Wing of a b52 bomber is 0� Scotty at Edwards air Force base. Calif for the firs t time Vou might mistake him for a scientist and you Walden t 8e tar Tram wrong Crosfield is highly regarded a aeronautic in Engineer and design specialist but above nil he1, a worthy for the demands Tuil will 1rii-r l put upon to. Tho National jul spate admits Leallan Nasa with i. Directing the program will accept it. Then Nasa Navy and air Force pilots will Rarry it to its front Cost speeds and hip rats. But it is doubtful the any Pilot who Flics the x15 will know it As Well is Croft Sivald who Opplt tined. I live and bran la die air Mortos Ghoul his accomplish in Fie the truly Oia of the pioneers of l go Ugnit in 13. When he hew in he became in first Man to Fly the spa of sound. Since then has flown nearly cry High Speel wicket re Bach plane Amenea has521 Isia pc Why he s a natural to open a new str Farr of aviation research which win test i think the realest i fould Inkul would be to s Uuk to i m stuff of a University in in whose Niche in Tivin Tion history is virtually assured. Scottly s space suit to heat tested under lamps. ,4, it Miles to speeds Well Over 3,000 in the Early 1930s when Scotty was fee Olle cud pictures of planes and put i & scrap Book he Hong around the Airport in Southern Calif or to talk to pilots idol was Eddie alien test Pilot to the time Cross Al wanted to be a tet Puoti work pm Oeser taking lessons Wien be. R. Manager of theto Watve him � half hour s Fly to Ontl. 1 paid for Hie Long Beach press Tele Adi 4iiy. A month to be looking that Hyldoff lesson/1 Crossfield if m Fol i i it in Ding a solid foundation under fuss Tif be Nin a test Pilot a Rosafield it to Trie Una Rosity of an dusted with a Bachelor s degree in tical a Neering and. A a Ter Al in a tits science. Surintr world War n.? for the Navy later lie became a m6t Tor the National advisory com i for Astrera Lutcs Wiere a began Al Cratt ,. R Attie Rjean aviation if Ixo the Enow act to build the x15._ joined the company to help de new plane and to Fly stare Bounds to flight Cross fivery filing responds to the jews of physics. We Are sure id we would t try Brothers took a i Jerter stance than he is going to the 3ci5. A 1olii Chaco of. Success to air plane is almost one Hundred c thefts Toa to he thinks too., t xl5 is Vasip than sortie of ships the test pilots of the 1930$ Qew the Ahl Granv Lyle 1933 super t to Tiv Cros Stald it Waas that Jin Ray Doolitle was one of rttol9,10 Fly it fld survive Crossfield is made four captive Gurb hug lit and one Power flight t6rfiit i ultimate task emf the space challenging aircraft. Up a also to i x15 a freaks toward a Landing on the Mojave desert after its first powered Fligh last month the stars and stripes a l r
