“Remember that the Clerget lands very fast, at over forty miles an hour, and with that great engine in the nose the tail was light. Watch it... Lovely.” LightRememberHoursWatchesLandMilesLovelyFlightNosesAviationFortyEnginesTails Book:The RAINBOW and the ROSE Source: The RAINBOW and the ROSE
“To put your life in danger from time to time... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities.” DangerFlyingFlightAviationClimbingAirplaneDay To DayGreat AviationTrivialityAirplanes And FlyingQuick Decisions Book:Slide rule: the autobiography of an engineer Source: Slide rule: the autobiography of an engineer
