How ironic - survive a crash in an X-15 carrying pretty much a full load of fuel, only to die in a private plane crash.
Scott, you were one of my heros.
When it's your time - it's your time.
Bless you, Scott!
Sort of like Francis Gary Powers dying in a helicopter while doing traffic reports for news radio.
You said it well. Mine too.
On June 8, 1960, he had another close call during ground tests with the XLR-99 engine. He was seated in the cockpit of the No. 3 X-15 when a malfunctioning valve caused a catastrophic explosion. Remarkably, he was once again uninjured and the airplane was completely rebuilt. On November 15 of the same year, he completed the X-15's first powered flight with the XLR-99 engine.
This was filmed, and every now and then the old Discovery Wings channel showed the clip. Watching it, it's hard to imagine anyone could survive, but he did.
Hello Tennessee Bob,
Are you Robert A. Hoover and was your
Dad Leroy F.and your Mom Bessie?.
If so we have been searching for you.
I and another person are doing family research
on your Hoover family and are curious who your
Hoover ancestors were??.
My 4x great-grandfather "Old" Matthias Hoover/Huber
founded the place in middle Tenn known as
Hoover's Gap near Beechgrove where a civil war
battle was fought.
If you are Bob Hoover or know how we can contact
him please email me at:
rh7hoover@yahoo.com
Ron Hoover
Aurora Co.(Denver)
Hello Tennessee Bob,
Are you Robert A. Hoover and was your
Dad Leroy F.and your Mom Bessie?.
If so we have been searching for you.
I and another person are doing family research
on your Hoover family and are curious who your
Hoover ancestors were??.
My 4x great-grandfather "Old" Matthias Hoover/Huber
founded the place in middle Tenn known as
Hoover's Gap near Beechgrove where a civil war
battle was fought.
If you are Bob Hoover or know how we can contact
him please email me at:
rh7hoover@yahoo.com
Ron Hoover
Aurora Co.(Denver)