BRITAIN’S VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AIRCRAFT.—The Short SC-1, Britain’s first vertical take-off and landing experimental aircraft, landing on the runway at the Ministry of Supply’s aircraft establishment at Boscombe Down. Wiltshire, after completing its maiden flight. Helping to bring the machine to a stop is a parachute brake. Using only the normal take-off technique, the aircraft was tested in forward flight and remained airborne for 15 minutes. The flight was the opening off a phase of development expected to continue for some time before unrestricted vertical take-off and conversion from hovering to forward flight are tried. The aircraft is powered by five Rolls-Royce RB-108 turbo-jet engines.
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28267, 3 May 1957, Page 9
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104BRITAIN’S VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AIRCRAFT.—The Short SC-1, Britain’s first vertical take-off and landing experimental aircraft, landing on the runway at the Ministry of Supply’s aircraft establishment at Boscombe Down. Wiltshire, after completing its maiden flight. Helping to bring the machine to a stop is a parachute brake. Using only the normal take-off technique, the aircraft was tested in forward flight and remained airborne for 15 minutes. The flight was the opening off a phase of development expected to continue for some time before unrestricted vertical take-off and conversion from hovering to forward flight are tried. The aircraft is powered by five Rolls-Royce RB-108 turbo-jet engines. Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28267, 3 May 1957, Page 9
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