The D. P. Davies Interview on the Boeing 747, the Trident, VC10, One Eleven & the Boeing 727

Summary: The D. P. Davies Interview on the Boeing 747, the Trident, VC10, One Eleven & the Boeing 727. “The test pilots’ test pilot”, former CAA Chief Test Pilot D. P. Davies talks frankly about the civil aircraft that he put through his paces before being certified as safe in the UK. In the third of four interviews, the author of commercial pilots bible “Handling the big jets”, talks in detail about the flight testing of the Boeing 747. The interview was conducted by Rodney Giesler in 1992 and edited by Mike Stanberry FRAeS.