Major Fitzhugh L. Fulton, Jr., U.S. Air Force, in teh cockpit of a Convair B-58A Hustler Mach 2+ strategic bomber. (U.S. Air Force)
Maj. Fitzhugh “Fitz” Fulton sits in a cockpit of a test aircraft. On Sept. 8, 1962, Major Fulton piloted a B-58, carrying an 11,023-pound payload to an altitude of 85,360 feet — a record for this category that still stands. He was a long-time test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., first for the Air Force, and later for NASA, for a total of 35 years. (Courtesy photo)