Testing to the Limits Volume 1 - Ellis, Ken
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Every aircraft program starts with a leap of faith. No matter how sophisticated the technology, the moment the test pilot initiates take-off is one of tension and hope. Since 1910 the British aircraft industry has relied on test pilots to take the dreams of a designer to success on the production line. Over the decades the risks have lessened, but aircrew still pay the ultimate price in the name of progress. The first flight of a prototype is just one step in a long and painstaking process that puts a fighter into squadron service, or an airliner on its inaugural schedule. Thousands of hours…mehr

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Every aircraft program starts with a leap of faith. No matter how sophisticated the technology, the moment the test pilot initiates take-off is one of tension and hope. Since 1910 the British aircraft industry has relied on test pilots to take the dreams of a designer to success on the production line. Over the decades the risks have lessened, but aircrew still pay the ultimate price in the name of progress. The first flight of a prototype is just one step in a long and painstaking process that puts a fighter into squadron service, or an airliner on its inaugural schedule. Thousands of hours of testing, modifying, validating and perfecting lie ahead. Then it is a case of testing the production line--each brand new machine presenting its own challenges before it reaches a customer. In the 1930s and especially the heydays of the 1950s and the 1960s some test pilots became household names and takes of their derring-do filled the newspapers. There were also tragedies when the nation mourned the loss of a brave aircrew and worried that Britain's position of dominance in design and technology was slipping. Today's test pilots are unsung, going about incredibly complex and demanding tasks on a daily basis, still taking calculated risks and making it all look routine. In two volumes, Testing to the Limits presents the story of Britain's aircraft industry--its turkeys and its triumphs. It pays tribute to the men who daily push the envelope to ensure that the UK is still at the forefront of aviation endeavors.
Autorenporträt
Ken Ellis is best known for Wrecks & Relics, the biennial 'bible' of the UK preservation movement. He is author or co-author of 12 other titles. Ellis is a member of 20+ aviation societies and groups and holds a private pilots license, flying whenever he can.