The Bill Humble Interview

Published: April 13, 2017, midnight

b'Bill Humble MBE takes us through his time as one of Hawker\\u2019s World War II test pilots. After he describes how he talked his way into flight testing at Hawkers, he provides an insider\\u2019s chronology of the firm\\u2019s aeroplanes including insights to the Fury, the Tempest and the problems caused by tail flutter in the Typhoon. He also talks of his fellow test pilots and other figures in the company, including Sir Sydney Camm.\\n\\nThe interview was conducted by Rodney Giesler and was edited by Mike Stanberry MRAeS.'