X-15 And Lifting-Body Test Pilot Dana Dies

Renowned NASA research pilot and aeronautical engineer William Dana died on May 6 in Sun City West, Ariz., following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 83. During his 48-year career at NASA’s Armstrong (formerly Dryden) Flight Research Center, he logged more than 8,000 hr. in over 60...

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