Armstrong Stepped Boldly into Bizav after Moonwalk
Neil Armstrong was a long-time business aviation pilot who set five world records for business jets.
Neil Armstrong was a long-time business aviation pilot who set five world records for business jets.

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday of complications from heart surgery. Besides serving as a NASA astronaut, Armstrong was a project pilot on many pioneering high-speed aircraft, including the Mach 5 North American X-15. During his career, he piloted more than 200 different aircraft types, including jets, rockets, helicopters and gliders. Armstrong was also an aerospace engineer and university professor.