British research aircraft
40 photos of 26 aircraft built 1925 - 1997, either purely for research, or for design development.
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Rolls-Royce 'Flying bedstead', Science Museum, London, 26 April 2013. Built to see if pilots could achieve stable hovering flight. Fitted with two Nene jet engines, and flew in 1954. NB that the left hand outrigger, one of four, is partly concealed.
