Hoover

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Hoover

Herbert H Hoover 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.

Flight Log

XS-1 Flight 51 - - 1947 Oct 21 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA glide-familiarization flight for NACA pilot. Stall check. Nosewheel collapsed on landing.
XS-1 Flight 59 - - 1947 Dec 16 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA powered flight 1. Familiarization. Mach 0.84. No telemetry record.
XS-1 Flight 60 - - 1947 Dec 17 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 2. Familiarization. Mach 0.8.
XS-1 Flight 61 - - 1948 Jan 6 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 3. Turns and pull-ups to buffet. Mach 0.74.
XS-1 Flight 62 - - 1948 Jan 8 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 4. Turns and pull-ups to buffet. Mach 0.83.
XS-1 Flight 66 - - 1948 Jan 21 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 7. Stabilizer effectiveness investigation. Mach 0.82 at 8845 m.
XS-1 Flight 68 - - 1948 Jan 23 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 8. Attempted high-speed run aborted at mach 0.83, drop in chamber pressure.
XS-1 Flight 69 - - 1948 Jan 27 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 9. High-speed run to mach 0.925 at 11590 m. Cylinders 2 and 3 failed to fire.
XS-1 Flight 72 - - 1948 Mar 4 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 10. High-speed run to mach 0.943 at 12200 m.
XS-1 Flight 73 - - 1948 Mar 10 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 11. First NACA supersonic flight. First civilian supersonic flight. Mach 1.065. Nosewheel failed to extend for landing. Minor damage.
XS-1 Flight 75 - - 1948 Mar 22 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 12. Stability and loads investigation. Mach 1.12.
XS-1 Flight 77 - - 1948 Mar 30 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 13. Stability and loads investigation. Mach 0.90.
XS-1 Flight 95 - - 1948 Nov 1 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 18. Stability and control. Mach 0.9. Number 4 cylinder failed to fire.
XS-1 Flight 96 - - 1948 Nov 15 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
NACA flight 19. Stability and control. Also pressure-distribution survey. Mach 0.98.

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