Howard Pixton: Test Pilot & Pioneer Aviator
The Biography of the first British Schneider Trophy Winner
Seiten
2021
Pen & Sword Aviation (Verlag)
978-1-5267-9689-9 (ISBN)
Pen & Sword Aviation (Verlag)
978-1-5267-9689-9 (ISBN)
Biography of an aviation pioneer who deserves public recognition.
This book is a truly remarkable account that captures the atmosphere, thrills and danger of the pioneering days of aviation. Howard Pixton was flying for A V Roe at Brooklands in 1910 when S F Cody at Laffans Plain tried to persuade him to join him. But in 1911 he test flew A V Roes tractor biplane, the forerunner of the 504/. By now acknowledged as the first professional test pilot, he left A V to join Bristols and for two years demonstrated new models to dignitaries across Europe.
In 1913 he joined Tommy Sopwith and in 1914 he became the first Briton in a British plane to win an international race, the coveted Schneider Trophy. This gave Britain air supremacy and Howard was feted as the finest pilot in the World. Sopwiths Tabloid aircraft developed into the Pup, and then into the Camel. Throughout The Great War Pixton test flew many of the rapid evolving designs.
For a biography of an early aviation pioneer of the top rank, this book cannot be bettered.
This book is a truly remarkable account that captures the atmosphere, thrills and danger of the pioneering days of aviation. Howard Pixton was flying for A V Roe at Brooklands in 1910 when S F Cody at Laffans Plain tried to persuade him to join him. But in 1911 he test flew A V Roes tractor biplane, the forerunner of the 504/. By now acknowledged as the first professional test pilot, he left A V to join Bristols and for two years demonstrated new models to dignitaries across Europe.
In 1913 he joined Tommy Sopwith and in 1914 he became the first Briton in a British plane to win an international race, the coveted Schneider Trophy. This gave Britain air supremacy and Howard was feted as the finest pilot in the World. Sopwiths Tabloid aircraft developed into the Pup, and then into the Camel. Throughout The Great War Pixton test flew many of the rapid evolving designs.
For a biography of an early aviation pioneer of the top rank, this book cannot be bettered.
Stella Pixton is Howards daughter and she draws on family papers to tell the story of her Fathers life as a man and aviator. She runs a popular business on the Isle of Man where she is well known as a colourful character.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.06.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 32 black and white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | South Yorkshire |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5267-9689-9 / 1526796899 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5267-9689-9 / 9781526796899 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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