Whistling Death: The Test Pilot's Story of the F4U Corsair
by Boone T. Guyton
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Author: Boone T. GuytonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-09-01
ISBN: 0887407323
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
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Book Review: A great story about a great airplane
Summary: 4 Stars
Mr Guyton was one of the primary Corsair test pilots from the experimental model all the way up to the Korean War and provides many details about the process Vought went through to improve the design over time. I thought the section on testing new aileron modifications on a dailly basis was particularly interesting. He basically had a tape measure extended between his knees. He also had a gauge on the top of the stick that measured the amount of lateral force he was applying to the stick. His job day-after-day was to move the stick an inch to the left and then record the roll rate and the pressure reading in a log book. Then move it and inch to the right and record. Then an inch and a half to the left. Then and inch and a half to the right... He was on a regular diet of airsickness pills. He told stories of having to open the canopy to eject his breakfast and hoping that his mechanics wouldn't find the evidence on the tail group. Very readable book. The sections on dive testing were thrilling and terifying as well. I can't imagine pushing a plane over into a dive that nearly killed you the prior day.
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