My favourite in the piston engine (era) is the de Havilland Hornet. For the simple reason it was over-powered. This is an unusual feature in an aircraft, you could do anything on one engine, almost, that you could do on two. It was a ' hot rod Mosquito' really, I always described it as like flying a Ferrari in the sky. List of Articles and publications by Eric Brown via https://web.archive.org/web/20110110021804/http://www.theaviationindex.com/

Because of the special circumstances involved, Brown didn't think that this record would ever be topped. [58]Greatest pilot" war hero Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown dies aged 97, crawleynews.co.uk; accessed 24 February 2016. The Daily Telegraph Book of Military Obituaries. Vol.3. 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2005. On arrival, they found the American mechanics assembling the machines, and when Brown asked the Master Sergeant in charge about himself and Martindale being taught to fly them, he was handed a "large orange-coloured booklet" with the retort; "Whaddya mean, bud? – Here's your instructor". Brown and Martindale examined the booklet and after several practice attempts at hovering and controlling the craft, followed by a stiff drink, they set off for Farnborough. Brown and Martindale managed the trip safely, if raggedly, in formation, although sometimes as much as a couple of miles apart. [25] On the jet side I was a great admirer of the F-86 Sabre, but in particular, the Model E (F-86E) which had the flying tail, and this gave me what I call the 'perfect harmony of control'. If a pilot has this perfect harmony of control you feel you're part of the aeroplane and you're bonded with it really. You've got into it and the aeroplane welcomes you and says 'thank God you've come, you're part of me anyway' and to fly like that is a sheer delight. [66] Later life [ edit ]

World's greatest' aviator Eric Winkle Brown dies at 97". Edinburgh News. 21 February 2016 . Retrieved 21 February 2016. Eric Brown (18 September 2008). Wings on My Sleeve: The World'S Greatest Test Pilot Tells His Story. Orion Publishing Group. p.143. ISBN 978-0-297-85690-0. a b c d e f g h Pociask, Martin. "Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown: Officer, Gentleman, Test Pilot Extraordinaire" (PDF). The Helicopter Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2019 . Retrieved 24 April 2018.

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Jones, Luke (14 November 2014). "Eric 'Winkle' Brown: The man who seemed not to notice danger". BBC News Magazine . Retrieved 14 November 2014. Isle of Wight Crashes". Daveg4otu.tripod.com. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010 . Retrieved 8 May 2010. Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. Brown was one of few pilots to successfully fly one of these, having signed a disclaimer for the German ground crew. [63] Brown read modern languages at Edinburgh, specialising in German, joined the university air squadron, and spent a year as an exchange teacher in France and in Germany, where he renewed his aquaintanceship with Udet and Reitsch. Meeting the latter after the war, Brown found that her fanatical loyalty to Hitler “made my blood run cold”.