Charles Tucker (test pilot)

Charles Tucker (December 23, 1919 - April 26, 2010) was a test pilot employed by Northrop.[1][2] In conducting the initial flight test of the X-4 Bantam, he became the first person to perform a conventional runway take off using an X-Plane.[3]

Career

References

  1. ↑ "Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers: Charles 'Chuck' Tucker 1919 -2010". Thetartanterror.blogspot.co.uk. 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Charles Tucker Obituary: View Charles Tucker's Obituary by San Jose Mercury News". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  3. ↑ Chapter 8 of The X-Planes: X-1 to X-45 by Jay Miller Midland Publishing ISBN 1-85780-109-1
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