Griffith

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Griffith

John H Griffith Status: Inactive. Trained as: Test Pilot. Profession: Pilot. Sex: Male. Nationality: American. Group: Test Pilot (NASA). Number of Flights: 0. Comments: Flights on the XS-1 # 2 and X-4 # 2.

Flight Log

XS-1 Flight 125 - - 1949 Sep 23 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 33. Pilot familiarization. Mach 0.9.
XS-1 Flight 129 - - 1949 Nov 30 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 33. Mach 0.91.
XS-1 Flight 135 - - 1950 May 12 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 34. Spanwise pressure distribution, stability and control. Pull-ups and rolls.
XS-1 Flight 137 - - 1950 May 17 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 35. Spanwise pressure distribution, stability and control. Pull-ups and rolls. Mach 1.13 at 12810 m.
XS-1 Flight 138 - - 1950 May 26 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 36. Spanwise pressure distribution, stability and control. Pull-ups and rolls. Mach 1.20. Nosewheel collapsed on landing.
XS-1 Flight 139 - - 1950 Aug 9 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 38. For pressure distribution and stability and control data. Check of stabilizer effectiveness. Mach 0.98.
XS-1 Flight 140 - - 1950 Aug 11 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 39. For pressure distribution and stability and control data. Check of stabilizer effectiveness.
XS-1 Flight 141 - - 1950 Sep 21 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 40. For pressure distribution and stability and control data. Check of stabilizer effectiveness. Also drag investigation. Pull-ups. Mach 0.90.
XS-1 Flight 142 - - 1950 Oct 4 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 41. For pressure distribution and stability and control data. Check of stabilizer effectiveness. Also drag investigation. Pull-ups.

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