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.

Rolls Royce came to Hucknall aerodrome in 1934 ... and locals seeing the 'aircraft' thought it looked similar to a 'Flying Bedstead' by which name it was known to everyone in Hucknall.

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 ...

Many schools have also been learning about VE Day and the end of the war and Hucknall was no different. At Flying High Academy on Shepherd Street, year six pupils have been learning about the ...

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

Much of the work to develop it was carried out in the county, with it earning the nickname The Flying Bedstead because of ... was developed by Rolls-Royce in Hucknall Follow BBC East Midlands ...

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 ...