Who holds the world record for the number of landings on an aircraft carrier?
Captain Eric Brown
The former chief test pilot at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England, holds the world’s record for most types of aircraft flown—a whopping 487—and the record for most carrier landings: 2,407. Captain Eric Brown spoke with Air & Space associate editor Rebecca Maksel on January 26, 2009.
Has an f16 ever landed on a carrier?
No, the F-16 cannot “carrier land”, even with the tail hook. The Air Force jets (aside from any that are shared with the Navy) have tail hooks only for emergency purposes during landing, or securing the aircraft during engine run-up testing.
Who has second most aircraft carriers?
Numbers of aircraft carriers by country
| Country | In service | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 56 |
| United States | 11 | 80 |
| TOTAL | 22 | 226 |
Who is the most experienced pilot in the world?
With around 30,000 hours of flight, British Airways pilot Nick Eades is the world’s most experienced 747 captain. What most people don’t know is that Eades started his career in aviation as a self-improver, starting from the bottom because he didn’t have the money to attend a flight school.
Who was the greatest test pilot?
Here are six of those who over their test pilot careers proved they were badasses with ample amounts of the Right Stuff:
- Jimmy Doolittle. Jimmy Doolittle felt the test pilot itch very early in his life.
- Bob Hoover.
- Chuck Yeager.
- Scott Crossfield.
- Neil Armstrong.
- John Glenn.
Who holds the world record for the most aircraft carrier take-offs/landings?
Brown holds the world record for the most aircraft carrier deck take-offs and landings performed (2,407 and 2,271 respectively) and achieved several “firsts” in naval aviation, including the first landings on an aircraft carrier of a twin-engined aircraft, an aircraft with a tricycle undercarriage, a jet aircraft, and a rotary-wing aircraft.
Who was the first pilot to land a plane from a carrier?
While at Farnborough as chief naval test pilot, Brown was involved in the deck landing trials of the de Havilland Sea Mosquito, the heaviest aircraft yet chosen to be flown from a British carrier. Brown landed one for the first time on HMS Indefatigable on 25 March 1944. This was the first landing on a carrier by a twin-engined aircraft.
How many times did Richard Brown land on different aircraft carriers?
The testing involved multiple combinations of landing point and type of aircraft, with the result being that by the close of 1943 he had performed around 1,500 deck landings on 22 different carriers. In six years at RAE, Brown recalled that he hardly ever took a single day’s leave.
What is the world record for flying the most aircraft?
Brown flew aircraft from Britain, the United States, Germany, the Soviet Union, Italy and Japan and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as holding the record for flying the greatest number of different aircraft. The official record is 487, but includes only basic types.