TRIBUTE TO A. SCOTT CROSSFIELD (No. 3 of 5 clips; Scotty went west on April 19, 2006 in an aircraft accident north of Atlanta, GA; he was 84.)
Flight number one, a planned glide, reached MACH 0.79 or 522 MPH and attained an altitude of 37,550 feet MSL.(Source: National Archives)
those porposing manuvers were not intentional there was a conrtol problem and scott worked it down.
josephdupont 2 years ago