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The Napier Scorpion – Napier’s Last Record Breaker
On 28th August 1957, Napier’s Chief Test Pilot, Mike Randrup, flying English Electric Canberra WK163 fitted with a Napier 'Double Scorpion' aircraft rocket engine, reached an altitude of 70,310', beating the previous record, also held by a Canberra, by more than 4,000'. Randrup was accompanied by Walter Shirley, Deputy [...]
