Love

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Love

Michael V Love Status: Deceased. Trained as: Test Pilot. Profession: Pilot. Sex: Male. Birth Date: 26 September 1938. Nationality: American. Date of Death: 01 March 1976. Cause of Death: Fatally injured during a routine chase flight in an F-4 due to a malfunction of the ejection seat. Group: Test Pilot (NASA). Number of Flights: 0. Comments: Flights on the X-24B. Love was fatally injured on March 1, 1976 during a routine chase flight in an F-4 from Edwards AFB, due to a malfunction of the ejection seat.

Flight Log

X-24 Flight 33 - - 1973 Oct 4 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 732 kph. Maximum Altitude - 13720 m. Flight Time - 279 sec.
X-24 Flight 36 - - 1974 Feb 15 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 724 kph. Maximum Altitude - 13720 m. Flight Time - 307 sec.
X-24 Flight 38 - - 1974 Apr 30 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 930 kph. Maximum Altitude - 15860 m. Flight Time - 419 sec.
X-24 Flight 40 - - 1974 Jun 14 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 1303 kph. Maximum Altitude - 19970 m. Flight Time - 405 sec.
X-24 Flight 42 - - 1974 Aug 8 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 1644 kph. Maximum Altitude - 22370 m. Flight Time - 395 sec.
X-24 Flight 44 - - 1974 Oct 25 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Max. speed flight. Maximum Speed - 1873 kph. Maximum Altitude - 21990 m. Flight Time - 417 sec.
X-24 Flight 46 - - 1974 Dec 17 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 1667 kph. Maximum Altitude - 20960 m. Flight Time - 420 sec.
X-24 Flight 48 - - 1975 Mar 20 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 1537 kph. Maximum Altitude - 21450 m. Flight Time - 409 sec.
X-24 Flight 50 - - 1975 May 6 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 1541 kph. Maximum Altitude - 22370 m. Flight Time - 448 sec.
X-24 Flight 52 - - 1975 Jun 6 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 1786 kph. Maximum Altitude - 21980 m. Flight Time - 474 sec.
X-24 Flight 54 - - 1975 Jul 15 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 1685 kph. Maximum Altitude - 21180 m. Flight Time - 415 sec.
X-24 Flight 56 - - 1975 Aug 20 - Assignment: Prime Crew.
Maximum Speed - 1625 kph. Maximum Altitude - 21950 m. Flight Time - 420 sec.

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