William Harvey Dana (1930-2014)

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Zmarł Bill Dana - pilot doświadczalny i astronauta programu X-20.

http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum38/HTML/001784.html

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Najbardziej chyba znany z faktu, że dokonał ostatniego lotu X-15. Szkoda, że ani razu na orbitę nie poleciał - z pewnością miał kwalifikacje!

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William Harvey Dana (03.11.1930-06.05.2014)

Wykonał 16 lotów w ramach programu X-15 w latach 1965-1968, w tym dwa powyżej 80 km (loty:174,197).

http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/dana_william.htm
http://www.astronautix.com/d/dana.html
https://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/d/dana-w.php

http://www.kozmo-data.sk/kozmonauti/dana-william-harvey.html
https://www.astronaut.ru/index/in_pers2/13_x15-10.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Dana

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/renowned-nasa-research-pilot-william-h-dana-dies/
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/3-november-1930-6-may-2014/
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hl-10-lifting-body-5/
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/martin-marietta-x-24b/

Bill H. Dana, Pilot Who Outflew Bullets and Touched Space for NASA, Dies at 83
By Paul Vitello May 7, 2014


Bill H. Dana Credit...NASA

Bill H. Dana, a NASA research pilot who flew the X-15 rocket plane at record supersonic speeds and tested many of the most innovative and dangerous aircraft ever developed, died on Tuesday in Phoenix. He was 83.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/us/bill-h-dana-nasa-pilot-who-outflew-bullets-dies-at-83.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/bill-dana-nasa-test-pilot-whose-work-helped-usher-in-space-age-dies-at-83/2014/05/08/7f85f5fe-d6c2-11e3-aae8-c2d44bd79778_story.html

3 November 1930. Birth of William Harvey "Bill" Dana (d. 6 May 2014). American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force pilot, NASA test pilot, and astronaut. One of twelve North American X-15 pilots, he was also selected for participation in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.

https://twitter.com/ron_eisele/status/1720160701375737923

Un Jour - un Objet Spatial
(n° 00372 / 30 juin 2019)
Photo X-15 signée par Scott Crossfield et Bill Dana   
1er pilote et dernier pilote du Programme X-15
http://souvenirsdespace.lebonforum.com/t1575p350-un-jour-un-objet-spatial#5025

https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1145384374587842561

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Astronauta podczas treningu w kokpicie HIMAT.

NASA History Office @NASAhistory 4:00 PM · Jan 6, 2025
Through the Vietnam era, fighter research had been all about speed. But in the 1970s, driven by a national energy crisis, new digital technology, and changes in combat, researchers at what is now @NASAArmstrong looked for ways to test the extremes of fighter maneuverability.

The HiMAT project represented this shift in focus. Two research vehicles about half the size of an F-16 were flown from mid 1979 to Jan 1983. These subscale vehicles demonstrated advanced fighter technologies used in many modern performance military aircraft.

Because the aircraft were controlled from a ground station, experimental technologies and high-risk maneuverability tests could be employed without endangering pilots. In this photo, NASA test pilot Bill Dana trains in the HiMAT cockpit.

Technologies tested on the HiMAT vehicles include the extensive use of composites common now on military and commercial aircraft; rear-mounted wing and forward canard configuration; and winglets, now used on many aircraft to lessen wingtip drag and enhance fuel savings.

https://twitter.com/NASAhistory/status/1876282608218165407

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Stephane SEBILE @spacemen1969 12:05 AM · Nov 3, 2025
3 novembre 1930
William H. ''Bill'' Dana (1930-2014) aurait eu 95 ans aujourd'hui - c'est un des plus grands pilotes d'essais américains (X-15 avec vols spatiaux  / Lifting Body / etc)
Sa biographie :
https://aviation1-spacemen1969.blogspot.com/2018/03/william-h-bill-dana-1930-2014-usa.html

https://x.com/spacemen1969/status/1985120989303234694