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PublisherPen & Sword Books The Limited

ISBN-101844154270

ISBN-139781844154272

eBay Product ID (ePID)57388151

Product Key Features

Book TitleMen of Power : the Lives of Rolls-Royce Chief Test Pilots Harvey and Jim Heyworth

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCultural Heritage, Military / Aviation

Publication Year2007

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorRobert Jackson

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight22.9 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsJackson has successfully melded the story of the Heyworth brothers' flying careers into a nicely readable account... takes the reader though the inter-war period...

Dewey Decimal629.13092241

SynopsisThe story begins in 1940 when Harvey Heyworth was leading No. 79 Squadron RAF defending north-eastern England from Luftwaffe raids made by bombers based in Norway and Denmark and then later in the Battle of Britain when the unit moved south. During late 1940 and up to June 1941 Heyworth led his squadron in defense of Bristol and Swansea operating by night and day. By 1942 he had amassed 4,000 flying hours. Harvey then joined Rolls-Royce test flying early British jet aircraft including the famous Gloster-Whittle and test-bed Wellington bombers powered by the new jet engines. In 1944 Harvey's brother Jim also joined Rolls, having flown with No. 12 Squadron in Bomber Command. The story then unfolds into the development of the Trent turboprop and the Avon jet engines. Development work on a variety of test-bed aircraft was ongoing and included some weird combinations of airframe and engine. Jim succeeded his brother as chief test pilot in 1958 and flew 82 different aircraft types. He recounts his experiences of piloting the Vulcan bomber, Lightning and the 'Flying Bedstead' VTOL test rig., The story begins in 1940 when Harvey Heyworth was leading No. 79 Squadron RAF defending north-eastern England from Luftwaffe raids made by bombers based in Norway and Denmark and then later in the Battle of Britain when the unit moved south. During late 1940 and up to June 1941 Heyworth led his squadron in defense of Bristol and Swansea operating by night and day. By 1942 he had amassed 4,000 flying hours. Harvey then joined Rolls-Royce test flying early British jet aircraft including the famous Gloster-Whittle and test-bed Wellington bombers powered by the new jet engines.In 1944 Harvey's brother Jim also joined Rolls, having flown with No. 12 Squadron in Bomber Command. The story then unfolds into the development of the Trent turboprop and the Avon jet engines. Development work on a variety of test-bed aircraft was ongoing and included some weird combinations of airframe and engine.Jim succeeded his brother as chief test pilot in 1958 and flew 82 different aircraft types. He recounts his experiences of piloting the Vulcan bomber, Lightning and the 'Flying Bedstead' VTOL test rig.

LC Classification NumberPR6060.A26