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Brian Trubshaw: Test Pilot [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Prince Philip (Foreword), Brian Trubshaw (Author), Sally Edmondson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd; illustrated edition edition (20 Aug 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0750918381
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750918381
  • Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 16.3 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,225,214 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is the story of retired pilot Brian Trubshaw, the man who flew the first supersonic passenger aircraft. Brian describes his early days as an RAF bomber pilot in World War II, followed by service with Transport Command and the prestigious King's Flight. It was after he had left the RAF in 1950 to join the staff of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) at Weybridge as a test pilot that his career really took off. In the years that followed he was closely involved with the flight test programmes for the Vickers Valiant nuclear bomber, and the BAC 1-11 and VC10 airliners. In 1965 he became Chief Test Pilot for BAC/BAe and later piloted Concorde on its maiden flight in 1969. Trubshaw's descriptions are interwoven with insights into the manoeuverings of politicians, industrialists and trade unions which led ultimately to the decline of the British aircraft industry in the 1970s.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgic look back through the life and career of a pioneer, 28 Oct 2003
By M. C. Slade "BathRugby" (Bath, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brian Trubshaw: Test Pilot (Paperback)
The maiden flight of Concorde 002 from Filton to Fairford in April 1969 and the subsequent mach-1 test of 002 in May 1969 were - to all intents - the pinnacle of Trubshaw's career. We are taken through the life and career of the now-famous pioneer from his cricketing days at College, through his heyday in the RAF, through his days testing the Britannia and ultimately on to Concorde herself.

I get the feeling that H&S legislation would never allow such pioneers to take to the skies in the 21st Century in the way Trubshaw and his colleagues did back then. Indeed the list of dead friends and colleagues grows throughout this fascinating account. These men were the unsung heroes, and surely their contribution to today's aerospace industry is such that without their input, flying - quite literally - with the seat of their pants, the skies above us would be a much less safe place.

The book is full of Trubshaw's thoughts on Concorde's 'feel' and handling traits, and in one particularly chilling report (p93) he even discovers a potential problem wherein a pilot might have the propensity to switch off the wrong engine in an emergency situation - resulting in a fatal inverted roll. This finding must have sent chills through the 2000 Paris crash investigators if they read the account, some three years after this book was first published!

It is a good read, but it is quite slow in pace at times. My copy was signed by the man himself, and is a good source of reference. I'd recommend this publication to anybody with an interest in test flying, the Bristol aircraft industry and indeed Concorde herself.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent title let down by poor editing, 15 Sep 1999
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I am not a pilot but I found Mr Trubshaw's book was all I wanted it to be. It gave details and many interesting stories of his early test flying career followed up by that much more fraught period with the VC10 and BAC One-Eleven. I did not find the title too technical - and since his role was a technical one it must naturally include such data. The chapters on Concorde made fascinating reading as did those parts of his career subsequent to that. British aviation often has a poor press so it is good to hear an expert expound on what it has achieved. I was however disappointed by the slipshod editing for which the publishers must bear responsibility and spoilt my enjoyment of the book to which I would otherwise have given five stars.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Technical Information, 5 Aug 1999
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I can see why a normal member of the public would find this book a little overwhelming, but as a 747-400 Captain and a keen aviator, I thought the technical info was very useful and educating. I would also like to add that Brian Trubshaw is a fine example of a pilot with extraordinary flying skills. Keep up the good work !
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2.0 out of 5 stars Far to highly detailed with persons names and titles
This book disapointed me as I was looking for something that would tell of the experiences of a test pilot but the vast majority of this book was "name dropping". Read more
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