Rolls-Royce Hucknall Model Aircraft Club, launch a new Flying Bedstead modelling competition

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by dan

The Flying Bedstead or Thrust Measuring Rig (TMR) to be more precise with its official title was designed and built by Rolls-Royce at their Hucknall Flight Test Establishment in Nottinghamshire during the 1950s to explore Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VSTOL) using the new jet technology. It developed eventually into the Hawker Harrier aircraft which was so successful and even the new F35 Lightning. Much later NASA also developed a similar craft in the form of…

5 Unique Drones

Posted on March 9, 2016March 16, 2016 by dan

Stunning Drone Footage: Soar Above Wild Scotland

Posted on January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 by dan

Filmmaker John Duncan used drones, DJI Inspire 1 and DJI Phantom 3, to capture Scotland’s incredible wilderness in this aerial video. Taking you across the country to sites like the Highlands and Islands on the west coast and John O’Groats and North Berwick on the east, experience some of the region’s most beautiful scenery.