but it was not until the 1950s at Hucknall Aerodrome that the world's first vertical take-off aircraft would come to be. The Flying Bedstead would eventually lead the way to the Hawker P.

On the surface Hucknall's not very notable at all... surely there's something to show for 800 years of history? Hucknall Hucknall - Torkard Hucknall Today The BBC is not responsible for the ...

Engineering students at the University of Nottingham have unveiled a working scaled replica of the Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig (TMR), better known as the “Flying Bedstead” Built and tested by ...

The Flying Bedstead, also known as the Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig, was developed at Hucknall and was the first vertical lift airframe.

On the surface Hucknall's not very notable at all... surely there's something to show for 800 years of history? The Hucknall of today was known as Hucknall Torkard until 1916. The first mention of ...