Interview with Harald James Penrose

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British civilian test pilot with Westland Aircraft Works and Westland Aircraft Ltd in GB, 1927-1950

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REEL 1 Recollections of period as test pilot with Westland Aircraft Works and Westland Aircraft Ltd in GB, 1927-1939: background to becoming test pilot with company; appointment as chief test pilot, 1931; characteristics of Westland Widgeon; aircraft development at company during 1920s-1930s; characteristics of Westland Wapiti; preparations for flight over Mount Everest, 1933; flying Westland Welkin at high altitude; increase in research into aircraft stability during late 1920s; opinion of aircraft designer Robert Bruce; prior recollection work in design office on Westland Pterodactyl; encouragement received from Chief Test Pilot Captain Louis Paget, 1925-1927; flying characteristics of Westland Pterodactyl; proposed role of Westland Pterodactyl. REEL 2 Continues: problems with aerodynamics of wings on Westland PV.7; bailing out of cabin of Westland PV.7; company preference for high winged monoplanes; characteristics of Westland Lysander; receiving notes from George Bulman on high speed dives; problems with high speed dives on Westland Whirlwind and Westland Welkin; problems spinning Westland Wapiti balanced for heavy propeller; Teddy Petter's design work on Westland Whirlwind; reasons for curtailing of development programme and service life of Westland Whirlwind; problems test flying Westland Wyvern; forced landing in Westland Welkin; forced landing in Westland Wyvern at RAF Warmwell. REEL 3 Continues: how English Electric Canberra had been designed by Teddy Petter at Westland Aircraft Ltd; memories of 'Tiny' Schofield; initial impressions of flying in Vickers Vimy; loss of 'Tiny' Schofield in crash; memories of Joseph 'Mutt' Summers; memories of Rex Pearson; contacts with Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd; flying prototype Supermarine Spitfire at RAF Martlesham Heath, 1936; opinion of Hawker Hurricane; meeting between Teddy Petter and Sir Sydney Camm; impressions of Sir Sydney Camm; meeting with Sir Barnes Wallis. REEL 4 Continues: impressions of Sir Thomas Sopwith. Extract from radio programme where Harald Penrose describes preparations over Yeovil for high-altitude flight over Mount Everest, 1933.

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1945-1989 (production), Interwar (content), Second World War (content), 1945-1989 (content), Interwar (association), Second World War (association), 1945-1989 (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Giesler, Rodney William Aldous (Recorder)
Penrose, Harald James (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1983-01-29
Dimensions: whole: Duration 100, Number Of Items 4
Catalogue number: 17827

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Interview with Harald James Penrose

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