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Test Pilot: An Extraordinary Career Testing Civil Aircraft

Test Pilot: An Extraordinary Career Testing Civil Aircraft

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Chris Taylor is a highly qualified and experienced test pilot who has flown 400 different aircraft. He has served in the Royal Navy, instructed at the Empire Test Pilot's School, and formed his own company. His book "Test Pilot" covers general aviation aircraft, ex-military jets, and warbirds, and is aimed at the general reader.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2022
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd


Chris Taylor is a highly qualified and experienced test pilot who has flown an astonishing 400 different aircraft. He holds a license Category 1 test pilot and flight test instructor for both aeroplanes and helicopters. Taylor began his service flying career with the Royal Navy at the age of 17 and has since flown Wasp and Lynx helicopters from warships around the world under various circumstances. After five years of instructing, he became a test pilot flying numerous types of experimental aircraft for research and development purposes. He then returned to the Empire Test Pilot's School as a tutor.

Taylor has served at Boscombe Down for 10 years and has since joined the UK's Civil Aviation Authority as an aeroplane and rotorcraft test pilot. He has continued to test fly a wide variety of aircraft, including general aviation aircraft, homebuilt aeroplanes, helicopters, and autogyros. His book, Test Pilot, covers general aviation aircraft, ex-military jets, and warbirds such as the Fieseler Storch, Sea Fury, Spitfire, and Mustang.

Taylor is also a helicopter examiner and instructor for helicopters, aeroplanes, and autogyros. While Test Pilot is aimed at pilots of every era, it is particularly aimed at the general reader who is interested in the world of aviation testing. Taylor's experience and expertise make him an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning more about the field.

Weight: 994g
Dimension: 165 x 240 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399085342

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