Sigh for a Merlin : Testing the Spitfire
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0947554831
Manufacturer: Crecy Publishing Ltd
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The best book on flying the Spitfire by Andy Wright
You will not read a better book about flying the Spitfire than Alex Henshaw’s “Sigh for a Merlin”! Although no combat sequences are included as would be expected of a Spitfire book, the testing of so many aircraft leads to as much tension and action as any of the best combat-based stories.
Alex Henshaw writes as well as he flies. I was reluctant to put this book down as Mr Henshaw regularly shares the flying with the reader. You are right there as he tests new aircraft and escapes from tricky situations due to aircraft failure.
For anyone who has heard a Merlin engine on any aircraft, you will understand the title. You’ll make the same sigh of satisfaction/awe as you read the last page of this book…if you haven’t done so already while reading the book!
I read this book several years ago but it still has an affect on me. There are some good Spitfire books out there, but this is the best.
A nation at war brings the cream to the top - A great read by Clive Smith
A nation at war, all hands to the tiller. Henshaw, already renowned as a young solo long distance record-breaking pilot, after a brief spell twiddling his fingers at Vickers, Weybridge meets Geoffrey Quill - another talented young flier, already chief test pilot of the Spitfire. In no time at all, he is offered and accepts the post of production test pilot at the massive, barely finished Castle Bromwich factory in the heart of the Midlands, with its Black Country weather.
By the end of the war, Henshaw had flown over 3,000 Spits straight off the line, barrel rolled Lancasters and flown upside down along ….!
Excelling in inverted flight, Henshaw’s required to demo the Spit at the drop of a hat, flight test them in appalling conditions and keep a large team of disparate pilots working foir the common good. His sheer professionalism, commitment and outstanding flying skills shine through. Modestly written, a superb account of a great plane and great pilot.
stunning war time exploits of legendary pilot alex henshaw by Matthew Fairy (matthew.fairy@snet.net)
The exploits of Alex Henshaw are done some fine justice in this book. It highlights testing of dangerous airplanes during WWII and how so many people contributed without mention. any flying fan will trully love this one! A must for aviation fans.
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