Archive for August, 2009
Slide Rule Accuracy
Experimental projects at Vought Aircraft were exciting and involved great preparation. All engineers knew slide rules like front-line soldiers know their rifles. In early 1947, I was the pilot on a project that our customer (Navy/Marines) wanted: a F4U Corsair that would go 450 mph at heights up to 40,000 feet, continually for a minimum [...]
27Aug2009 | Wayne Harding | 0 comments | Continued
A Fun Time Turned Smelly
At Chance Vought Aircraft in the Aeronautical Engineering Department, rookies were assigned to experienced engineers for the first year. My tutor, when I worked in the department at times I was not flying, was Al Borserine. (Keep in mind Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine pilots were still flying propeller planes, not jets.) Al and [...]
6Aug2009 | Wayne Harding | 2 comments | Continued
