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Once more into the archives... about a year before the SC1 made its first vertical flight and 3 years before it did the full transition VTO-HorizontalFly-VL the Avon RA.28/49, 10,000lbt, had powered the Ryan X-13 Vertijet into the record books . The first picture shows the aircraft hovering by its 'hook' on 11 April 1957 when the full transition from trailer TO forward flight back on to trailer was made, and the second is a build photo showing the engine being installed.I have just looked closely at the vertical platform and realised there is a batman on top helping the pilot with his manoeuvres as he hooks onto the landing wire!I have added a third picture from the batman's perspective.
Once more into the archives... about a year before the SC1 made its first vertical flight and 3 years before it did the full transition VTO-HorizontalFly-VL the Avon RA.28/49, 10,000lbt, had powered the Ryan X-13 Vertijet into the record books . The first picture shows the aircraft hovering by its 'hook' on 11 April 1957 when the full transition from trailer TO forward flight back on to trailer was made, and the second is a build photo showing the engine being installed.
I have just looked closely at the vertical platform and realised there is a batman on top helping the pilot with his manoeuvres as he hooks onto the landing wire!
I have added a third picture from the batman's perspective.
