Britain led the World again! Scoffing aside, this wonderful machine was properly known as the Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig commonly known as "The Flying Bedstead". This research not only brought us the Harrier AV8A but also had a pub named after it.
@GCarty80 your right old son and i stand corrected.
grahamkeithtodd 2 weeks ago
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Actually, Rolls-Royce's preferred approach to VTOL was two completely separate sets of engines for vertical and horizontal flight -- the Pegasus vectored thrust engine was a project of the then-rival engine manufacturer Bristol Siddeley.
GCarty80 2 weeks ago
I want one so bad!
FlyingPiper13 1 month ago
Harrier's granddady?
rambadibow 6 months ago
Thank you for this post!!
Tweekerhead 1 year ago
its beautiful
sporingtons 1 year ago
just remember this led the way for the KESTRAL and then it's follow up aircraft.....THE HARRIER!
grahamkeithtodd 1 year ago
It's Boston Dynamics Big Dog robot's grandpa!
kcraig51 2 years ago
yea! just imagine if its not jet engines on board but some thing else! anitgravity!
boxa888 2 years ago
this could be a ufo xD
bobbyjic 3 years ago