Most aircraft types flown by 1 pilot?

In article ,
"Mycroft" david wrote:

While I was watching the Scrap heap challenge that pitted the UK,
France & the US against each other to build an aircraft (Powered
flight centenary prog) the US pilot said this was his 96th aircrft
type he had flown. I was wondering if it is know who if anyone has
the record for most aircraft types & how many types have the pilots
here flown?

As a reference, Chuck Yeager had supposedly flown over 330 types and
models of aircraft as of his retirement... and that was 28 years ago.

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"Mycroft" david wrote in message
...
While I was watching the Scrap heap challenge that pitted the UK, France &
the US against each other to build an aircraft (Powered flight centenary
prog) the US pilot said this was his 96th aircrft type he had flown. I was
wondering if it is know who if anyone has the record for most aircraft
types
& how many types have the pilots here flown?

Myc


According to the Guinness book of records its the British
test pilot Eric "Winkle" Brown who has flown more than 500
types.

He has also written a LOT of articles and several books over
the years. He flew 55 German types alone including the ME-262
Berlin B 9, Horten IV, DO 335 and Heinkel HE 162 Volksjäger

Keith

From: Chad Irby
Date: 12/19/2003 5:03 PM Central Standard Time
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In article ,
"Mycroft" david wrote:

While I was watching the Scrap heap challenge that pitted the UK,
France & the US against each other to build an aircraft (Powered
flight centenary prog) the US pilot said this was his 96th aircrft
type he had flown. I was wondering if it is know who if anyone has
the record for most aircraft types & how many types have the pilots
here flown?

As a reference, Chuck Yeager had supposedly flown over 330 types and
models of aircraft as of his retirement... and that was 28 years ago.

--
cirby at cfl.rr.com

Remember: Objects in rearview mirror may be hallucinations.
Slam on brakes accordingly.




From: Chad Irby
Date: 12/19/2003 5:03 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

In article ,
"Mycroft" david wrote:

While I was watching the Scrap heap challenge that pitted the UK,
France & the US against each other to build an aircraft (Powered
flight centenary prog) the US pilot said this was his 96th aircrft
type he had flown. I was wondering if it is know who if anyone has
the record for most aircraft types & how many types have the pilots
here flown?

As a reference, Chuck Yeager had supposedly flown over 330 types and
models of aircraft as of his retirement... and that was 28 years ago.

--
cirby at cfl.rr.com

Juan Jiminez of Aero-News Network has claimed to have flown over 1000 types.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

who if anyone has the record for most aircraft types
& how many types have the pilots here flown?

Eric Brown the British test pilot must be one of the elite in this
contest.

I'm a recreational pilot and a one-plane pilot, yet I've flown seven
types of aircraft.

Bush flew six types of aircraft that I know of

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Cub Driver wrote in message . ..
who if anyone has the record for most aircraft types
& how many types have the pilots here flown?

Eric Brown the British test pilot must be one of the elite in this
contest.

Yes, Eric Brown has flown a plethora of aircraft types... but one must
remember that Hanna Reitsch flew a cruise missile- the Fi-103 (V-1)
successfully as well as many sailplanes (including DFS 230), the Fw 61
helicopter, Me-323, Me-163, Me-262, Fw 190, and the heroic descent
into Berlin with Von Greim in a Fi-156 Storch. As the Fatherland's
best test pilot she was much braver than the guys and one of the last
century's greatest test pilots- female or otherwise

Rob

"robert arndt" wrote in message
om...
Cub Driver wrote in message
. ..
who if anyone has the record for most aircraft types
& how many types have the pilots here flown?

Eric Brown the British test pilot must be one of the elite in this
contest.

Yes, Eric Brown has flown a plethora of aircraft types... but one must
remember that Hanna Reitsch flew a cruise missile- the Fi-103 (V-1)
successfully as well as many sailplanes (including DFS 230), the Fw 61
helicopter, Me-323, Me-163, Me-262, Fw 190, and the heroic descent
into Berlin with Von Greim in a Fi-156 Storch. As the Fatherland's
best test pilot she was much braver than the guys and one of the last
century's greatest test pilots- female or otherwise

Deja vu...the vision of Arndt in the Dr Strangelove role fighting to keep
that right arm down just keeps popping up in my head.

Brooks

Rob

From: (robert arndt)

As the Fatherland's
best test pilot she was much braver than the guys and one of the last
century's greatest test pilots- female or otherwise

Rob

Not taking away from her accomplishments, but who says she was one of the
"greatest test pilots?" The fact that she was an ardent Nazi until the day she
died? The fact she was the first to successfully pilot a V-1 after 2 others
died?

Name one airplane besides the manned version of the V-1where she was part of
the test programs.

Just having flown airplanes that have already been tested doesn't make her a
test pilot, just a propaganda tool.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

In message , B2431
writes
From: (robert arndt)

As the Fatherland's
best test pilot she was much braver than the guys and one of the last
century's greatest test pilots- female or otherwise

Rob

Not taking away from her accomplishments, but who says she was one of the
"greatest test pilots?" The fact that she was an ardent Nazi until the day she
died? The fact she was the first to successfully pilot a V-1 after 2 others
died?

Name one airplane besides the manned version of the V-1where she was part of
the test programs.

The Gigant?

Mike
--
M.J.Powell

"M. J. Powell" wrote in message ...
In message , B2431
writes
From: (robert arndt)

As the Fatherland's
best test pilot she was much braver than the guys and one of the last
century's greatest test pilots- female or otherwise

Rob

Not taking away from her accomplishments, but who says she was one of the
"greatest test pilots?" The fact that she was an ardent Nazi until the day she
died? The fact she was the first to successfully pilot a V-1 after 2 others
died?

Name one airplane besides the manned version of the V-1where she was part of
the test programs.

The Gigant?

Mike

From 1935-45:

See Adler amphibious glider (project cancelled)
Germany's first transport glider- which became the DFS 230
Me 321/323 Gigant (not part of official test team, insisted anyway)
Me 328
Reichenberg IV

Some other aircraft flown:

Kranich sailplane
Rhonsperber Junior sailplane
Fiesler Storch
Junkers 87 Stuka
Fw-61 helicopter
Me-163 Komet
Me-262 Schwalbe
Bucker trainer
Fw-190
Do-17
Ju-52

Rob

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:49:57 -0000, "Mycroft" david
wrote:

While I was watching the Scrap heap challenge that pitted the UK, France &
the US against each other to build an aircraft (Powered flight centenary
prog) the US pilot said this was his 96th aircrft type he had flown. I was
wondering if it is know who if anyone has the record for most aircraft types
& how many types have the pilots here flown?

Myc

All are wrong

Col Albert Boyd, the Test Pilot's Test Pilot

http://www.ascho.wpafb.af.mil/korea/albertboyd.htm

Yeager's mentor, created Edwards and made the USAF Test Pilot School
what it is today.

Ross "Roscoe" Dillon
USAF Flight Tester
(B-2, F-16, F-15, F-5, T-37, T-38, C-5, QF-106)