HS-748 "Selling the 748" |
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UPYONDER
Check-In Staff Joined: 08 May 2017 Location: Salem, OR Points: 8 |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2017 at 4:49am |
For those who might be interested in some history of flight testing and selling of the HS-748, here is a book that was written by Tony Blackmon, an AVRO test pilot. Chapter 6 is of particular interest: "Selling the 748." I found the book on Amazon Kindle and purchased it mainly to retrace some of the remote airfields that were used to demonstrate the aircrafts suitability to replace the DC-3. Other chapters are also informative on aircraft that Tony flew and adventures throughout his career. "Flight Testing to Win," by Tony Blackman, currently available both as an e-book and paperback.
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petesmiffy
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Yes a very good book. I was surprised by Howard Hughes being a big 748 fan.
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UPYONDER
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Hi petesmiffy, I was interested in your comment about Howard Hughes (I had not read chapter 7, "Howard Hughes"), and was totally surprised to read about his training in the 748. I had watched the movie "The Aviator" a number of years ago and did not have a clue that he had returned to flying, for a short time, later in life!
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