Wings on My Sleeve: The World's Greatest Test Pilot tells his story

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If the Ministry of Supply had proceeded with Ralph Smith's V2-based Megaroc sub-orbital manned spacecraft, Brown would also have been the leading candidate for its projected 1949 first manned spaceflight. [40]

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10. Brown flew more aircraft than anyone else in history

In his book Wings on My Sleeve, Brown records his admiration of a number of colleagues who deserve recognition:- In February 1945, Brown learned that the Aerodynamics Flight had been allocated three Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly/Gadfly helicopters. He had never seen one of these tail-rotor machines, so a trip to Farnborough was arranged and Brown had a short flight as a passenger in one. A few days later, Brown and Martindale were sent to RAF Speke to collect two new R-4Bs.

It was partly for his service on board Audacity that Brown was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. 6. He tested experimental Nazi planesBrown, Eric (1981). The Helicopter in Civil Operations. Van Nostrand Reinhold. ISBN 978-0-24611-221-7. During his flying career, Brown flew 487 different types of aircraft– many of them as a test pilot, when the designs were still mostly experimental and thus potentially very dangerous. (For comparison, today’s test pilots average fewer than 100 flights – any number over 50 is considered substantial). Not only did Brown not have the benefit of high-tech simulators, but flew the aircraft with the benefit of a slide rule rather than the array of modern computers available today. He was also one of the first test pilots to attach notes to his leg, helping remind him which one he was flying. Effect of the North American P-51 Mustang On the Air War in Europe". www.combatsim.com . Retrieved 18 December 2019.