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Old 14th Dec 2020, 23:37
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David J Pilkington
 
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Originally Posted by Centaurus
Having flown the Winjeel as a RAAF QFI in the 1950's, I have enjoyed reading a fine book "Testing Time" by test pilot John Miles, borrowed from the Civil Aviation Historical Society museum at Essendon. The book was first published in 1979.
A great book, I see that my copy was signed by the author.

Originally Posted by Centaurus
C.A.C. effected modifications to the tail control surfaces.
Henry Millicer told us that he came up with the revised tail design after CAC sought his advice. Henry had worked at Percival on the design of the piston Provost so compare the tails Percival Provost - Wikipedia

Interesting also to compare the Provost with the Airtourer overall.
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