A much-anticipated re-release of a long-term bestseller
A pilot's story of testing the most advanced Luftwaffe jet and
rocket aircraft
Written by the record-breaking test pilot
Captain Eric Brown had a 31 year career in the Royal Navy, and is
the Fleet Air Arm's most decorated pilot. After a distinguished
operational tour flying from Britain's first escort carrier, he was
selected as a test pilot in 1942 and then served at A&AEE
Boscombe Down before being appointed Chief Naval Test Pilot at the
Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, where he remained for
six years. During that time he commanded the Enemy Aircraft Flight,
the High Speed Flight and finally the prestigious Aerodynamics
Flight.
In his test flying career he flew a world record 487 basic types of
aircraft, and made a world record 2,407 aircraft carrier landings
in fixed-wing aircraft. He is a past President of the Royal
Aeronautical Society, and Honorary Fellow of the Society of
Experimental Test Pilots and a Master Pilot of Russia. In 1995 he
was inducted into the US Navy's Carrier Aviation Test Pilot Hall of
Honor, the only non-American to have received this accolade.
"It makes for a superlative read. This is a book that every
aviation enthusiast should have on their book shelf."--Scott Van
Aken "Modeling Madness" (8/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)
"Overall an excellent work, very highly recommended."--Bill Hollis
"IPMS" (10/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)
Product mention.-- "FineScale Modeler" (11/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)
5 stars-Must for every aviation library-- "Air Classics" (9/1/2010
12:00:00 AM)
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