Video : Eric "Winkle" Brown, take a seat (59 minutes), thx Louis

Thx Louis !

Forwarded message - From: louisneve

Already sent but this time with an interesting video to be opened by aviators .

From: Jean schoefs

Subject: Eric "Winkle" Brown

Are you an aviator? … If you don't know you're probably a pilot. There's a difference, you know?

If you suspect you're a pilot, don't worry. Included below is an example of a consummate aviator. 

Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown was an aviator. His story is one of legend.

This is a one hour video you should watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szten4iypCM

Eric "Winkle" Brown

Event : March 10th and 11th: Meet a legend : Eric Winkle Brown Update !

Hello,
You will have soon the opportunity to meet a living aviation Legend.

• On March 10th at IPMS Hoboken, Erik Winkle Brown will be present on the stand of Aviation Bookshop to sign his books. See the links below to learn more about this legend of aviation.

• Some of the authors of the Fonds Renard (Vincent Jacobs, Nicolas Godfurnon, Charles Mali) will also be in Hoboken to sign their books as well as Daniel with his last book on the RF84F Thunderflash.
• The bamf will be there to present her projects. If you are a new member of this organisation, you will be eligible for a rebate of 10% on books bought at Aviation bookshop.
• On March 11th,  Captain Eric Melrose Winkle Brown CBE, DSC, AFC, MA, Hon FRAes, RN  will be at the Stampe Museum to held a lecture. (see http://www.stampe.be/NL/Events.html#Brown). 
• The theme of the lecture will be "High speed flying"

So, you have in fact 5 unique opportunites.

• Meet one of the greatest ever test pilot
• Daniel Brackx  will be signing his book on the stand of Flash (see http://www.flash-aviation.nl/ and http://www.belgian-wings.be/)
• Discover the books of Aviation bookshop, of the FNAR and the last book of Daniel Brackx (see http://www.flash-aviation.nl/ and http://www.belgian-wings.be/)
• Visit one of the greatest IPMS Show in Belgium
• Visit a living Air Museum
• Meet the bamf and join us

 

About Eric Winkle Brown

 

• Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown - Greatest Ever Test Pilot

• List of aircraft flow by Eric Winkle Brown : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_flown_by_Eric_%22Winkle%22_Brown
• Wikipedia Eric Winkle Brown : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brown_%28pilot%29
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlV968Jf7Xc

• Was Eric "Winkle" Brown the best test pilot?

 

Eric 'Winkle' Brown flies F-35!  

(more at http://www.key.aero/view_feature.asp?ID=7&thisSection=historic)

One of the guests of honour aboard HMS Illustrious at Greenwich for the 'Fly Navy 100' flypast was legendary test pilot Captain Eric Melrose 'Winkle' Brown, CBE, DSC, AFC, FRAeS, RN.

Gary Parsons - 17-Jul-2009

Eric 'Winkle' Brown, 90 years young. Key - Gary Parsons

A former Royal Navy officer, Eric is famous for flying more types of aircraft than anyone else in history, as well as being the Fleet Air Arm's most decorated pilot. Now turned 90 years old, Eric belies his age with an awareness and spirit of someone twenty years younger. Slight of build, his diminutive figure contradicts one's expectations of the chisel-jawed fighter pilot, but his openness and friendly banter soon puts one at ease. A centre of attention aboard HMS Illustrious, one couldn't help notice the array of medals pinned to his chest, but also the small F-35 Lightning II pin badge on his lapel. Had he managed to add another type to his official record of 487 different aircraft flown?

"Oh yes", he beamed. "Lockheed Martin were kind enough to let me loose in their simulator recently." Did he manage to do a full sortie in the simulator? "Yes, very enjoyable, even down to a vertical landing! These days, you get a load of instrumentation with you and it's quite remarkable - you sit in his cockpit and you get a total view of the battle field, everything that's going on, brought right up to date. It's quite incredible the way it can be done."

It wasn't Eric's first taste of vertical movement in a fixed-wing aeroplane – he flew the P1127 and Kestrel in the sixties, the forerunners of the Harrier GR1. "The P1127 had a habit of preparing to go backwards before going forward!"

Born on January 21, 1919 in Leith near Edinburgh, Eric first flew when he was 18. With the sea in his blood he joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1939, before committing to the Fleet Air Arm as a pilot. During 1941 Eric was with 802 Squadron aboard HMS Audacity flying Martlets over the Mediterranean, during which time he downed two enemy Focke-Wulf Fw 200 'Condor' maritime patrol aircraft.

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Yves Duwelz

See also : http://www.belgianaviationnews.be/2012/02/event-march-12th-and-13rd-meet-legend.html