Originally Posted by
pchapman
Interesting thoughts. I kind of like it.
Though he exaggerates with a 30 or 40 degree dive, as even a horrible 2:1 glide ratio would be only a 26 degree descent.
JF was not normally prone to exaggeration -
Remember he had the 'pleasure' of flying A/C of the calibre of the Short SB5 and other 'one off' designs
- other possibilities might have been - Boulton Paul BP111, Avro 707, , Hunting 126, Fairey FD2 and Handley Page HP115 and Short SC1 - although I do not know how many of these A/C he actually did fly.