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The Frank Hawks Saga

机译：弗兰克·霍克斯传奇

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While flying the 8,000 miles from Argentina to California in May 1935, Frank Hawks was over the Pacific Ocean in a tropical storm at 18,000 feet when the engine of the prototype Northrop Gamma 2-E dive bomber he was piloting coughed and suddenly stopped running. Laden with fuel, the Gamma quickly began to lose altitude. Hawks stretched out the glide as much as possible to slow his descent while applying all his considerable expertise to bringing the dead engine back to life. By the time the Gamma had dropped more than 12,000 feet, the average pilot would have abandoned the doomed plane and taken to his parachute—but not Hawks. He was not only concerned with his own and his passenger's safety, but also the plane's—he had to return the Gamma to the Northrop factory in good condition. He patiently continued to tinker with the engine until it backfired and roared to life at just above 5,000 feet. Despite that harrowing episode, he established 10 intercity speed records and an intercontinental speed record during that flight.
机译：1935年5月，弗兰克·霍克斯（Frank Hawks）在从阿根廷飞往加州的8,000英里飞行中，正处于18,000英尺高空的热带风暴中，当时他驾驶的诺斯罗普·伽玛2-E潜水轰炸机原型机的引擎咳嗽，突然停止运行。满载燃油的伽马迅速开始下降。霍克斯（Hawks）尽可能伸展滑行，以减缓其下降速度，同时运用他所有的专业知识使死机恢复生机。到Gamma坠落超过12,000英尺时，普通飞行员将已经放弃了这架注定要降落的飞机，并被带到了他的降落伞上，但鹰派却没有。他不仅关心自己和乘客的安全，而且关心飞机的安全-他必须将Gamma完好地交还给诺斯罗普工厂。他耐心地继续修补引擎，直到引擎事与愿违，并在超过5,000英尺的高空轰鸣起来。尽管发生了令人痛苦的事件，他还是在飞行中建立了10个城际速度记录和一个洲际速度记录。

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