Interesting transatlantic links:
1. Bill Pegg went to the USA and practised flying a B-36 to get the feel of large aircraft. He found the B-36 used to float a lot when landing, so he insisted on a very long runway, goodbye Charlton village (and Charlton Dairies, who supplied our milk).
2. The Brab had 'gust alleviation' in which a vane next to the cockpit sensed up-gusts and released the ailerons so as to dump lift and reduce structural stresses. When Boeings came to see the Brab they saw the gust alleviation. On their way home they decided to gust alleviate by adding large masses ahead of the wing and rely on aeroelasticity to dump lift. Large masses? Yup, the engines.