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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 15, 2014 12:58:43 GMT 12
This is brilliant. Royal Navy test pilot Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown is the latest interviewee on the BBC Radio 4 series Desert Island Discs, this being the show's 3000th episode www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/did |
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Post by fb6 on Dec 14, 2016 0:35:32 GMT 12
I saved a History Channel program about him awhile back, a real good watch, one of my 'prized' catches, I really admire the man and all he did and gave to us all. He was a giant in aviation flight-testing IMHO, in his era, and he was just so 'down to earth with it all' too ~ Sadly missed and R.I.P from me ...
Cheers
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Post by Mustang51 on Dec 14, 2016 9:16:39 GMT 12
Love his quote about the Fw190, "..... has a rate of roll that would tear the wings off a Spitfire..."
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Post by fb6 on Dec 15, 2016 16:19:12 GMT 12
I believe he said you could 'put a coin on one of the ailerons & it would tip and slide off as the other aileron came up', the set-up was so well constructed...
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