The Rolls-Royce vertical take-off-thrust measuring rig, 1954.

Model of the Rolls-Royce Vertical take-off thrust measuring

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Model of the Rolls-Royce Vertical take-off thrust measuring
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Model of the Rolls-Royce "Vertical take-off thrust measuring rig" (colloquially known as the "Flying Bedstead"), scale 1:24

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Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
1957-149
type:
aircraft, aeroplanes and vertical take-off and landing aircraft
credit:
Rolls-Royce Limited