SPACE — On May 10, 1967, a research aircraft of the American Space Agency (NASA) crashed to the ground. The wingless aircraft, known as the M2-F2 fuselage, landed without control at Rogers Dry Lakebed, Dryden Flight Research Center, California.
The test pilot, Bruce Peterson, survived despite serious injuries. He lost one sight after his right eye was broken.
Initially, Peterson headed for the landing site after making a glide test flight. However, the plane started to do something called a Dutch roll oscillation.
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Peterson managed to regain control of the plane, but he felt he was facing a helicopter in front of him. Peterson thought he was going to hit the surveillance helicopter causing him to lose momentum again.
The M2-F2 did not hit the helicopter, but flew away from the runway. Without a marker, it is difficult for the pilot to judge the altitude of his flight. Even Peterson failed to engage the landing gear in time, and the M2-F2 hit the ground, rolled six times, and came to a rest upside down.
Footage of the accident went viral around the world after being shown on the TV show “The Six Million Dollar Man” in the 1970s. Pretty dramatic right? Source: Space.com
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2023-05-10 12:53:21
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