Tester Zero One: The Making of a Test Pilot
Language: English
Published by Old Forge Publishing Ltd, 2007
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- Title
- Tester Zero One: The Making of a Test Pilot
- Author
- Wg Cdr J A 'Robby' Robinson
- Publisher
- Old Forge Publishing Ltd
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1906183007
- ISBN 13
- 9781906183004
- Item weight
- 500 grams
success of Avro One and Jet Bomber Pilot. This concentrates on the authors
career as a test pilot beginning with his training with the ETPS (Empire
Test Pilots School).
Test flying and various trials are covered in great detail, highlighting
the complexity and hidden dangers that the occupation involves.
The authors style makes this complicated subject easy to understand and
diluted with humour and many anecdotes.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Rich's School in the city and joined the RAF at Royal Air Force College
Cranwell in 1950. He graduated from there in 1952 and then trained on
Meteors and Canberras, joining 10 Squadron at RAF Scampton in September
1953, flying Canberras. He transferred to the V Force in 1956 as a co-pilot
on 90 Squadron flying Vickers Valiants, becoming a Captain in 1959. He
volunteered and passed for the Empire Test Pilot School in 1961 and joined
number 21 Course in January 1962. After graduation he was posted to B
Squadron A&AEE Boscombe Down in 1963, testing Victors, Vulcans, Canberras
and many other aircraft, before being transferred to E Squadron in 1964 as
the Senior Pilot, testing, among other transport aircraft, the Belfast,
Argosy, Beverley, HS125 and Basset. In 1966 he was awarded the Queen's
Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air. After Staff College and a
year in the Intelligence Branch he returned to ETPS as a Tutor from 1968 to
1970, being awarded the Air Force Cross for his time there. On promotion to
Wing Commander he suffered three years on the ground in the Ministry of
Defence before returning to Boscombe Down, firstly as the Deputy
Superintendent of Flying and then, in 1976, the Chief Instructor and Head
of ETPS.
In 1978 he was recruited by Hawker Siddeley to become a Test Pilot at
Woodford, becoming the deputy Chief Test Pilot in 1979. He took over as
Chief Test Pilot from Sir Charles Masefield in 1981, overseeing the testing
of the Nimrod MR2, the Nimrod AEW, the BAe 748 and the ATP, the maiden
flight of which he carried out at 10.00am on August the 6th 1986; this time
and date being announced two years before. For this the Guild of Air Pilots
and Navigators awarded him the Derry and Richards medal. He retired at age
55 and joined Air Bridge at East Midlands, flying the Merchantman
freighter, until retiring again in 1991 to teach on the ATP and BAe 146
simulators at Woodford. He became the Director of Flight Test and Chief
Test Pilot at the International Test Pilot School at Woodford in 1998,
retiring from there in 1999 when the school moved to Coventry, whereupon he
returned to teaching on the BAe 146 simulator.
He finally retired in 2001 to write and lecture after nearly fifty years
of flying. He has flown over 80 powered aircraft types from supersonic
fighters to helicopters as well as several types of gliders but has no
plans to fly any more as he has sworn never to pay to fly.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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