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- 04 Aug 2007, 08:51
- Forum: CBFS Forum
- Topic: New Seamew
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Magazine article on Seamew
Thanks for the welcome messages - but my wife would dispute the gender assumption! Ito may have got the flight characteristics right: there's an article in Aviation News (19 July 1990) by Arthur Pearcy which states that "Early flight tests ... proved all the controls to be overbalanced and badl...
- 01 Aug 2007, 21:16
- Forum: CBFS Forum
- Topic: New Seamew
- Replies: 28
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Seamew Accident at Short Brothers and Harland Air Dispaly
While it is true that the test pilot responsible for the Seamew project was killed at the Shorts Air Display in 1956, he was alone in the aircraft at the time (so no was crew killed with him) and the accident did not occur during a slow roll. If you can find a copy of the film "The Uncle Jack&q...