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Fitzgerald, James T
American test pilot. Second person to break the sound barrier on the XS-1 # 1. Killed in a flight accident not long after his XS-1 flight series.
Status: Deceased. Died: 1949-01-01.
Country:
USA.
Agency:
USAF.
Bibliography:
586,
5387.
1948 February 24 - .
- XS-1 Flight 71 - .
Crew: Fitzgerald.
Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 42. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Fitzgerald.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1.
AF flight 20. Engine fire after launch forced jettisoning of propellants, completed as a glide flight. However Fitz-Gerald reached 12.1 km and reached Mach 1.10 before the engine was shut off, in the process becoming the second person to break the sound barrier.
1948 April 6 - .
- XS-1 Flight 81 - .
Crew: Fitzgerald.
Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 46. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Fitzgerald.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1.
AF flight 24. Pilot-check flight. Mach 1.1, during 4-cylinder run at 12505 m..
1948 April 8 - .
- XS-1 Flight 83 - .
Crew: Fitzgerald.
Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 48. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Fitzgerald.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1.
AF flight 26. Familiarization flight..
1948 April 26 - .
- XS-1 Flight 88 - .
Crew: Fitzgerald.
Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 51. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Fitzgerald.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1.
AF flight 29. Aborted because of inconsistent rocket operation. Reached mach 0.9..
1948 May 4 - .
- XS-1 Flight 90 - .
Crew: Fitzgerald.
Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 53. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Fitzgerald.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1.
AF flight 31. Pressure distribution survey. Mach 1.15..
1948 May 25 - .
- XS-1 Flight 92 - .
Crew: Fitzgerald.
Payload: XS-1 # 1 flight 55. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Fitzgerald.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1.
AF flight 33. Buffet investigation, wing and tail loads. Mach 1.08..
1949 January 1 - .
- Death of James T Fitzgerald. - .
Related Persons: Fitzgerald.
American test pilot. Second person to break the sound barrier on the XS-1 # 1. Killed in a flight accident not long after his XS-1 flight series..
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