Strange Gear, pt 4 - Rolls-Royce thrust measuring rig.JPG (1/1)

[Mitchell Holman[_5_]]

[Peter Twydell[_2_]]

In message >, Mitchell
Holman > writes
>
>
>[ A UUEncoded file (Rolls-Royce thrust measuring rig.JPG) was included here. ]
>
More popularly known as the Flying Bedstead.

Two R-R Nenes for lift and puffer jets for directional control.

This picture shows the second rig, XK426, which flew on 12 November 1956
but crashed on 27 November 1957 on a tethered flight after hitting the
gantry and killing the pilot, Wg Cdr H G F Larson.

The surviving rig, XJ314, flew on 9 July 1953 tethered and on 3 August
1954 free. It completed 224 tethered and 16 free flights by December
1954. It is now in the Science Museum in London.

(information from Vic Flintham's website, http://www.vicflintham.co.uk/)
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!

[flybywire]

and there is even a pub with the name close to Hucknall airfield where it
all happened.

In fact that reminds me did anyone see the film about the German who escaped
from Canada into USA , he tried to steal a hurricane from Hucknall in the
film , some good footage of Hucknall

Mike
"Peter Twydell" > wrote in message
...
> In message >, Mitchell
> Holman > writes
>>
>>
>>[ A UUEncoded file (Rolls-Royce thrust measuring rig.JPG) was included
>>here. ]
>>
> More popularly known as the Flying Bedstead.
>
> Two R-R Nenes for lift and puffer jets for directional control.
>
> This picture shows the second rig, XK426, which flew on 12 November 1956
> but crashed on 27 November 1957 on a tethered flight after hitting the
> gantry and killing the pilot, Wg Cdr H G F Larson.
>
> The surviving rig, XJ314, flew on 9 July 1953 tethered and on 3 August
> 1954 free. It completed 224 tethered and 16 free flights by December 1954.
> It is now in the Science Museum in London.
>
> (information from Vic Flintham's website, http://www.vicflintham.co.uk/)
> --
> Peter
>
> Ying tong iddle-i po!
>

[Peter Twydell[_2_]]

In message <n9BZn.103793$We4.21428@hurricane>, flybywire >
writes
>and there is even a pub with the name close to Hucknall airfield where
>it all happened.
>
>In fact that reminds me did anyone see the film about the German who
>escaped from Canada into USA , he tried to steal a hurricane from
>Hucknall in the film , some good footage of Hucknall
>

"The One That Got Away", with Hardy Kruger as Franz von Werra.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050803/ and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_That_Got_Away_(film)

>Mike
>"Peter Twydell" > wrote in message
...
>> In message >,
>>Mitchell Holman > writes
>>>
>>>
>>>[ A UUEncoded file (Rolls-Royce thrust measuring rig.JPG) was
>>>included here. ]
>>>
>> More popularly known as the Flying Bedstead.
>>
>> Two R-R Nenes for lift and puffer jets for directional control.
>>
>> This picture shows the second rig, XK426, which flew on 12 November
>>1956 but crashed on 27 November 1957 on a tethered flight after
>>hitting the gantry and killing the pilot, Wg Cdr H G F Larson.
>>
>> The surviving rig, XJ314, flew on 9 July 1953 tethered and on 3
>>August 1954 free. It completed 224 tethered and 16 free flights by
>>December 1954. It is now in the Science Museum in London.
>>
>> (information from Vic Flintham's website, http://www.vicflintham.co.uk/)
>> -- Peter
>>
>> Ying tong iddle-i po!
>>
>

--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!

[®i©ardo]

On 07/07/2010 18:01, Peter Twydell wrote:
> In message >, Mitchell
> Holman > writes
>>
>>
>> [ A UUEncoded file (Rolls-Royce thrust measuring rig.JPG) was included
>> here. ]
>>
> More popularly known as the Flying Bedstead.
>
> Two R-R Nenes for lift and puffer jets for directional control.
>
> This picture shows the second rig, XK426, which flew on 12 November 1956
> but crashed on 27 November 1957 on a tethered flight after hitting the
> gantry and killing the pilot, Wg Cdr H G F Larson.
>
> The surviving rig, XJ314, flew on 9 July 1953 tethered and on 3 August
> 1954 free. It completed 224 tethered and 16 free flights by December
> 1954. It is now in the Science Museum in London.
>
> (information from Vic Flintham's website, http://www.vicflintham.co.uk/)


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[flybywire]

thats it
"Peter Twydell" > wrote in message
...
> In message <n9BZn.103793$We4.21428@hurricane>, flybywire >
> writes
>>and there is even a pub with the name close to Hucknall airfield where it
>>all happened.
>>
>>In fact that reminds me did anyone see the film about the German who
>>escaped from Canada into USA , he tried to steal a hurricane from Hucknall
>>in the film , some good footage of Hucknall
>>
>
> "The One That Got Away", with Hardy Kruger as Franz von Werra.
>
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050803/ and
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_That_Got_Away_(film)
>
>>Mike
>>"Peter Twydell" > wrote in message
...
>>> In message >, Mitchell
>>> Holman > writes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>[ A UUEncoded file (Rolls-Royce thrust measuring rig.JPG) was included
>>>>here. ]
>>>>
>>> More popularly known as the Flying Bedstead.
>>>
>>> Two R-R Nenes for lift and puffer jets for directional control.
>>>
>>> This picture shows the second rig, XK426, which flew on 12 November 1956
>>> but crashed on 27 November 1957 on a tethered flight after hitting the
>>> gantry and killing the pilot, Wg Cdr H G F Larson.
>>>
>>> The surviving rig, XJ314, flew on 9 July 1953 tethered and on 3 August
>>> 1954 free. It completed 224 tethered and 16 free flights by December
>>> 1954. It is now in the Science Museum in London.
>>>
>>> (information from Vic Flintham's website, http://www.vicflintham.co.uk/)
>>> -- Peter
>>>
>>> Ying tong iddle-i po!
>>>
>>
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Ying tong iddle-i po!
>