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Test Pilots Face Fear Fame and Futurist Jets
A profile of endurance and ego among test pilots, including Waddell and Lt Col Tom Pugh, as they describe thrills and the push of American aviation culture. Mitt Thompson recalls fear testing the X16, while Fox and Hoover highlight legendary U S aircraft and risky maneuvers at air shows and early shuttle programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waddell
Portland
Seattle
Boeing
Tom Pugh
Air Force
Hoffman
Fitzhugh Fulton
NASA
Mitt Thompson
Thompson
Navy
France
England
Robert Stephens
Fox
Stephens
Washington
Mexico
Gray Line
Palmdale
Society of Experimental Test Pilots
Bob Hoover