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1963 BAC One-Eleven test crash
The 1963 BAC One-Eleven test crash was a fatal accident of a British Aircraft Corporation prototype aircraft on 22 October 1963, near Chicklade in Wiltshire, England while it was undertaking a test flight. All seven crew members on board the BAC One-Eleven were killed.
Accident.
The accident occurred during a test flight of the first prototype BAC One-Eleven (registration G-ASHG) which had taken off from Wisley Airfield with seven crew on board, piloted by
to develop a rotary wing aircraft which, he hoped, would be unable to stall and which therefore would be safer than aeroplanes. In developing the resulting "autogyro" aircraft, he solved many engineering problems which made the helicopter possible.
See also.
- Articles
- Aviation safety
- Coffin corner (aerodynamics)
- Compressor stall
- Lift coefficient
- Spin (flight)
- Spoiler (aeronautics)
- Wing twist
- Notable accidents
- 1963 BAC One-Eleven test crash