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Sorry for repeating some parts of the article, but I could not resist! Here is what Captain Kapila Bhargava, IAF test pilot, said to Willy Messerschmitt after a successful first flight, Messerschmitt was very much relieved, and Kapil asked why
"He said that while that was all very well, many of his prototypes had crashed on the first or an early flight. I lightly replied that he should have listened more to his test pilots and not threatened to send them off to the Russian Front if they disagreed with him. He just smiled"
Actually cpt Kapila had an unique opportunity to work with W. Messerschmitt and Kurt Tank. https://marutfans.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/early-design-development-of-the-hf-24-gp-capt-kapil-bhargava-retd/

"Tank recited to me how he obtained the very hard to get permission to construct the new aircraft. Due to all round shortage of material, he was not being allowed to make even one prototype of what eventually became the Fw 190."
It seems that there is a lot about Captain Bhargava on the web, he was a man who had stamina, a true pilot!

<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Culjak" data-source="post: 543739" data-attributes="member: 31671">Sorry for repeating some parts of the article, but I could not resist! Here is what Captain Kapila Bhargava, IAF test pilot, said to Willy Messerschmitt after a successful first flight, Messerschmitt was very much relieved, and Kapil asked why &quot;He said that while that was all very well, many of his prototypes had crashed on the first or an early flight. I lightly replied that he should have listened more to his test pilots and not threatened to send them off to the Russian Front if they disagreed with him. He just smiled&quot;Actually cpt Kapila had an unique opportunity to work&nbsp; with W. Messerschmitt and Kurt Tank. <a href="https://marutfans.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/early-design-development-of-the-hf-24-gp-capt-kapil-bhargava-retd/" target="_blank">https://marutfans.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/early-design-development-of-the-hf-24-gp-capt-kapil-bhargava-retd/</a>&quot;Tank recited to me how he obtained the very hard to get permission to construct the new aircraft. Due to all round shortage of material, he was not being allowed to make even one prototype of what eventually became the Fw 190.&quot; It seems that there is a lot about Captain Bhargava on the web, he was a man who had stamina, a true pilot!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ivan Culjak, post: 543739, member: 31671"] Sorry for repeating some parts of the article, but I could not resist! Here is what Captain Kapila Bhargava, IAF test pilot, said to Willy Messerschmitt after a successful first flight, Messerschmitt was very much relieved, and Kapil asked why "He said that while that was all very well, many of his prototypes had crashed on the first or an early flight. I lightly replied that he should have listened more to his test pilots and not threatened to send them off to the Russian Front if they disagreed with him. He just smiled" Actually cpt Kapila had an unique opportunity to work with W. Messerschmitt and Kurt Tank. [URL]https://marutfans.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/early-design-development-of-the-hf-24-gp-capt-kapil-bhargava-retd/[/URL] "Tank recited to me how he obtained the very hard to get permission to construct the new aircraft. Due to all round shortage of material, he was not being allowed to make even one prototype of what eventually became the Fw 190." It seems that there is a lot about Captain Bhargava on the web, he was a man who had stamina, a true pilot! [/QUOTE]

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