The first Bedstead, XJ314, hovers in free flight at Hucknall. Before it could be trusted to the elements, it had to undergo tethered tests

The first Bedstead, XJ314, inside a restraining gantry.

XJ314 on display at Strathallan, on loan from the Science Museum, in May 1984.

The second Bedstead, XK426, distinguishable from the first by the serials stencilled on the oleos and the cowlings over the pitch nozzles.