And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
He looks like a Jim, so I shall call him.....Jim. Ok, his parents erred in choosing Kneel, and everyone went along with it, but I stand resolutely with Jim.
Ed was Neil's next door neighbor in El Lago, on Woodland drive. They had a gate installed in their fence so the families could go between the two homes, mostly to jump in the Armstrong's pool. I lived across the street.
"Neil Armstrong's most famous X-15 incident occurred on April 20, 1962, during his sixth flight in the hypersonic rocket plane. While descending from a record altitude of 207,500 feet, he inadvertently held the nose up too long, causing the aircraft to "bounce" off the atmosphere like a skipping stone.
The miscalculation sent Armstrong and his aircraft rocketing back up to 140,000 feet, causing him to overshoot. Traveling at Mach 3 and out of power, he glided past his intended landing spot at Edwards Air Force Base and wound up over the suburbs of Los Angeles. In the ultra-thin, high-altitude atmosphere, the X-15's aerodynamic controls were initially unresponsive.
Fortunately, as the aircraft descended into denser air, Armstrong regained control, executed a sweeping 180-degree turn over the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, and successfully glided back to a safe landing on the south lake bed at Edwards. The flight lasted 12 minutes and 28 seconds, setting the program records for the longest duration and greatest distance of any X-15 flight..."
I met him twice. Stayed at his house when he was away. His sailboat was all electric which he mostly designed himself. The first thing said to a guest coming aboard was, Don't touch anything.
In later years he traveled to consult to many countries. His brain was in high demand. Unassuming, fairly humble about it. Kinda a recluse, all business. One cool cat. That he died in a motorcyle accident was no surprise. Many thought it only a matter of when.
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DeleteHe looks like a Jim, so I shall call him.....Jim. Ok, his parents erred in choosing Kneel, and everyone went along with it, but I stand resolutely with Jim.
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ReplyDeleteEd was Neil's next door neighbor in El Lago, on Woodland drive. They had a gate installed in their fence so the families could go between the two homes, mostly to jump in the Armstrong's
Deletepool. I lived across the street.
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Delete"Neil Armstrong's most famous X-15 incident occurred on April 20, 1962, during his sixth flight in the hypersonic rocket plane. While descending from a record altitude of 207,500 feet, he inadvertently held the nose up too long, causing the aircraft to "bounce" off the atmosphere like a skipping stone.
The miscalculation sent Armstrong and his aircraft rocketing back up to 140,000 feet, causing him to overshoot. Traveling at Mach 3 and out of power, he glided past his intended landing spot at Edwards Air Force Base and wound up over the suburbs of Los Angeles. In the ultra-thin, high-altitude atmosphere, the X-15's aerodynamic controls were initially unresponsive.
Fortunately, as the aircraft descended into denser air, Armstrong regained control, executed a sweeping 180-degree turn over the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, and successfully glided back to a safe landing on the south lake bed at Edwards. The flight lasted 12 minutes and 28 seconds, setting the program records for the longest duration and greatest distance of any X-15 flight..."
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I met him twice. Stayed at his house when he was away. His sailboat was all electric which he mostly designed himself. The first thing said to a guest coming aboard was, Don't touch anything.
ReplyDeleteIn later years he traveled to consult to many countries. His brain was in high demand. Unassuming, fairly humble about it. Kinda a recluse, all business. One cool cat. That he died in a motorcyle accident was no surprise. Many thought it only a matter of when.
On August 7, 2012, Armstrong underwent bypass surgery at Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital in Fairfield, Ohio, to relieve coronary artery disease.
DeleteAlthough he was reportedly recovering well, he developed complications and died on August 25.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
Oops. I was thinking Pete Conrad.
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ReplyDeleteNeil nerves of steel Armstrong. Cool as a cat. Tried everything and anything once in his day and lived to tell about it.
ReplyDeleteThats a great photo of Armstrong, after he quit the service and was working for Norththrop as a company X-15 test pilot.
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