Charles Tucker (Northrop Test Pilot)
- Charles Tucker (Northrop Test Pilot)
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Charles Tucker was a test pilot employed by Northrop. 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.[1]
Early life
Career
References
- ^ 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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