Howard Pixton
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Cecil Howard Pixton was a British aeronautical engineer, test pilot and air racing pilot who was most famous for winning the 1914 Schneider Trophy seaplane race.
Howard Pixton in an Avro biplane
Roe III Triplane
A replica Roe IV Triplane, G-ARSG of the Shuttleworth Collection. The original was a regular visitor to the sewage farm.
Avro Type D
Avro Type D
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The Avro Type D was an aircraft built in 1911 by the pioneer British aircraft designer A.V. Roe. Roe had previously built and flown several aircraft at Brooklands, most being tractor layout triplanes.
Howard Pixton
…and soon replaced him as test pilot. He quickly became an instructor, demonstrator and pilot for passenger rides in Avro’s series of triplanes and the Type D biplane. The first air meeting Pixton attended was at Blackpool in July, with AV Roe and others along with two Roe III Triplanes. The Triplanes, along…
An Avro Type D equipped as a floatplane. This particular aircraft made its first flight on 18 November 1911.