Aeroplane Monthly 1994-05

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B.Jones - Shorts' early risers /British post-war experimental jet aircraft/ (13)

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
XG905 pictured with the Rolls-Royce “Flying Bedstead” at RAE Bedford in April 1960.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Rolls-Royce TMR - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1954 Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG900 [5]
XG900 as flown before the dorsal fin, lift engines and control nozzles were fitted. The main-wheel oleos are raked forward.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
The second aircraft, XG905, as seen at the 1959 SBAC Display with unfaired undercarriage and the mainwheel oleos raked back. The control nozzles were only partially covered and a substantial rear-nozzle guard was fitted. The dorsal intake gills are shown open.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
XG905 after the rebuild following the fatal accident on October 2, 1963. The new autostabilisation nozzles are housed in larger fairings and revisions have been made to the cockpit canopy glazing. Dayglo red was added later.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
XG905 making a conventional landing with braking parachute streaming.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
A worm’s-eye view of four Rolls-Royce RB.108s lifting Short S.C.1, XG905 away from RAE Bedford.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG900 [5]
View of XG900 in the hover. It was taken during the S.C.1’s demonstration at the 1961 SBAC show at Farnborough.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG900 [5]
View of XG900 in the hover. The aircraft is seen with red-painted rudder and wingtips.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG900 [5]
XG900, the S.C.1, first prototype, pictured before the lift engines were installed. The central engines bay was faired over top and bottom until conventional flight tests had been completed.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
The late Tom Brooke-Smith, Shorts’ chief test pilot from 1948 until 1960, standing in the cockpit of XG905.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
XG905 during a conventional arrival at RAE Bedford after rebuild and sporting a new canopy.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG900 [5]
XG900 in March 1959, with the four RB.108 lift engines installed but with no puffers on the engine intakes.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
Short SC.1 VTOL research aircraft of 1957, powered by five Rolls-Royce RB.108 turbojet engines (four mounted vertically and one horizontally).
A plan view of XG905 with the temporary lift engine bay cover used during gantry testing.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
XG905 with red rudder and wingtips and the original nozzle covers on the four RB.108 lifting engines.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
One of the S.C.1s under construction at Belfast. Note the angle of the rear-mounted engine. The lubrication system would not have functioned had the RB.108 been mounted horizontally.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
Short SC.1 research aircraft (five Rolls-Royce RB.108 turbojet engines) fitted with new autostabilisation and control system
J.R. Green flying XG905 at Sydenham shortly before his fatal crash in the aircraft on October 2, 1963.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Регистрационный номерRegistry number: XG905 [11]
XG905 made its first tethered hover flight on May 23,1958, and its first free hover flight on October 25.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957
Three-view of XG900, the first aircraft, with all five engines installed. The mainwheel oleos are shown raked back and undercarriage fairings are fitted. The Dayglo red was applied early in 1960.
The undercarriages are shown in “flying attitude” and not under compression. Both aircraft had the instrument boom wire-braced at various times.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Short SC.1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1957