Re: Boulton Paul P111 Delta VT 935
I have come to the conclusion that, rather than have me ramble on about the Delta and completely missing out the finer nuances which are the very nub of the work, it would be far more appropriate to post a paper written by Jock Elliot and presented by him at RAE in mid December '51.
It illustrates the state of thinking at that time in relation to the introduction of powered controls and the problems of feel by those who were trying to push out the boundaries of thinking. JF's contribution of Dennis Higton's rig for control in the hover mode shows the quite amazing levels of thinking going on at that time. I also feel that where possible the ground breaking work of those days should be recognised, altho' I'm not sure if Jock would have approved as he was most reluctant to be involved in exposure in any shape or form!.