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Chalmers Goodlin American Pilot Test Pilot. Born 1923.

Personal: Male.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Test Pilot (Bell). Inactive

Flights on the XS-1 # 1 and XS-1 # 2.

Goodlin Chronology

11 October 1946 - XS-1 Flight 11. Bell flight 1. Glide flight, pilot familiarization.

14 October 1946 - XS-1 Flight 12. Bell flight 2. Glide flight.
17 October 1946 - XS-1 Flight 13. Bell flight 3. Glide flight, small check.
2 December 1946 - XS-1 Flight 14. Bell flight 4. Glide flight, check of fuel-jettison system.
9 December 1946 - XS-1 Flight 15. Bell flight 5. First XS-1 powered flight. Mach 0.79 at 10675 m. Minor engine fire. At Edwards AFB, California.
20 December 1946 - XS-1 Flight 16. Bell flight 6. Familiarization powered flight.
8 January 1947 - XS-1 Flight 17. Bell flight 7. Buffet boundary investigation. Mach 0.80 at 10675 m.
17 January 1947 - XS-1 Flight 18. Bell flight 8. Buffet boundary investigation. Full-power climb. Plane reached mach 0.82.
22 January 1947 - XS-1 Flight 19. Bell flight 9. Buffet boundary investigation. Full-power climb. Telemetry failure.
23 January 1947 - XS-1 Flight 20. Bell flight 10. Buffet boundary investigation. Full-power climb.
30 January 1947 - XS-1 Flight 21. Bell flight 11. Accelerated stalls. Partial power due to engine igniters. Mach 0.75.
31 January 1947 - XS-1 Flight 22. Bell flight 12. Buffet boundary investigation. Mach 0.7.
5 February 1947 - XS-1 Flight 23. Bell flight 13. Machmeter calibration.
7 February 1947 - XS-1 Flight 24. Bell flight 14. Buffet boundary investigation.
19 February 1947 - XS-1 Flight 25. Bell flight 15. Accelerated stalls.
21 February 1947 - XS-1 Flight 26. Bell flight 16. Flight aborted after drop because of low engine-chamber pressure.
10 April 1947 - XS-1 Flight 27. Bell flight 11. Glide flight and stall check. At Muroc Dry Lake, California.
11 April 1947 - XS-1 Flight 28. Bell flight 12. Nosewheel damaged. First powered flight of XS-1 # 1 aircraft. At Muroc Dry Lake, California.
29 April 1947 - XS-1 Flight 29. Bell flight 13. Handling qualities check. At Muroc Dry Lake, California.
30 April 1947 - XS-1 Flight 30. Bell flight 14. Handling qualities check. At Muroc Dry Lake, California.
5 May 1947 - XS-1 Flight 31. Bell flight 15. Handling qualities check. At Muroc Dry Lake, California.
15 May 1947 - XS-1 Flight 32. Bell flight 16. Buffet-boundary investigation. Aileron-damper malfunction.
19 May 1947 - XS-1 Flight 33. Bell flight 17. Buffet-boundary investigation. At Muroc Dry Lake, California.
21 May 1947 - XS-1 Flight 34. Bell flight 18. Buffet-boundary investigation. At Muroc Dry Lake, California.
29 May 1947 - XS-1 Flight 36. Bell flight 18. Airspeed calibration flight to mach 0.72. End of Bell contractor program.
5 June 1947 - XS-1 Flight 37. Bell flight 19. Demonstration flight for Aviation Writers Association. At Muroc Dry Lake, California.
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