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Background imageTesting Collection: BAC TSR-2

BAC TSR-2
A Vickers Valiant Wing with the British Aircraft Corporation Tsr.2 Prototype and One of the Two Bristol 188 Prototypes Xf926 Parked Behind at Proof and Experimental Establishment

Background imageTesting Collection: Clynderwen Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Clynderwen Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of Clynderwen (or Clunderwen) Railway Station in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, on the Great Western Railway. Seven men and a boy stand in a line on the platform

Background imageTesting Collection: Bristol Type 188

Bristol Type 188
Engineers Working on the Bristol Type 188 Supersonic Experimental Test-Bed Aircraft Parked at Filton, UK Preparing for Test on the de Havilland Gyron Junior Jet-Engine Date: 1960s

Background imageTesting Collection: Testing a Cows Udders

Testing a Cows Udders
Testing the udders of dairy cows before they are attached to a mechanical milking machine

Background imageTesting Collection: The new R. A. F. Centrifuge 1955

The new R. A. F. Centrifuge 1955
Testing the effects of gravitational stresses experienced by pilots at high speeds: the new R.A.F. centrifuge at the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough, Hampshire

Background imageTesting Collection: Seance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research

Seance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research
Undated photograph of corner of the sance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, with trumpets on table. HPG/1/2/1 (vi)

Background imageTesting Collection: Telephone Exchange 1929

Telephone Exchange 1929
Londons new Automatic Telephone Exchange, showing an engineer testing the new revolutionary system, whereby subscribers were connected without an operator

Background imageTesting Collection: Rudi Schneider Seance

Rudi Schneider Seance
Rudi Schneider (centre) - Austrian physical medium - and Harry Price (second right) re- enact their session - London

Background imageTesting Collection: Northrop T-38A-10-NO Talon 58-1194

Northrop T-38A-10-NO Talon 58-1194, Buzz Number TF-194. The first production aircraft, with the rear cockpit canopy blanked off for flight testing

Background imageTesting Collection: Naval personnel watch H-bomb test, Malden Island

Naval personnel watch H-bomb test, Malden Island
British naval personnel in special protective clothing watch a thermonuclear H-bomb test over Malden Island in the central Pacific Ocean. Date: 1956

Background imageTesting Collection: HMS Warrior R31

HMS Warrior R31
Royal Navy - HMS Warrior R31, a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, in March 1946. (Warrior was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1948 as HMCS Warrior)

Background imageTesting Collection: Vickers R 23 British airship

Vickers R 23 British airship, one of four built at Barrow-in-Furness. It required a 17-man crew, first flew in September 1917

Background imageTesting Collection: Testing of a vacuum by weight

Testing of a vacuum by weight / IMechE

Background imageTesting Collection: 1920S Jazz Band

1920S Jazz Band
Experienced players in a West End (of London) workshop, who daily repair instruments belonging to famous bandsmen, have formed a band, thoroughly testing all the instruments! Date: 1920s

Background imageTesting Collection: Watneys Happy Families - Mr Reid

Watneys Happy Families - Mr Reid, the Brewer. circa 1930

Background imageTesting Collection: Townshend Esp Test

Townshend Esp Test
Testing a hypnotised subject for ESP : the hypnotiser holds up a card, concealed from his subject who tries to name it. Townshend found mesmerism enhanced psi ability

Background imageTesting Collection: The Egg Test For Brakes / W H Robinson

The Egg Test For Brakes / W H Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Background imageTesting Collection: Testing Rasmussen

Testing Rasmussen
Apparatus used by Christian Winther to test Danish medium Anna Melloni Rasmussen (born 1898) at Copenhagen : positive results were obtained

Background imageTesting Collection: Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter OV-101 Enterprise

Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter OV-101 Enterprise. The first Orbiter built, used for atmospheric flight testing and never up-graded to flight status

Background imageTesting Collection: English Electric Canberra PR. 7 - PR. 9 prototype WH793

English Electric Canberra PR. 7 - PR. 9 prototype WH793
English Electric Canberra PR.7 (PR.9 prototype) WH793, at the 1955 SBAC Farnborough Air-show. A brand new PR.7 taken from the production line and converted by D. Napier and Sons Ltd

Background imageTesting Collection: Aquaflight W-6A Aqua II N74141

Aquaflight W-6A Aqua II N74141, put out to grass after flight testing interrupted. Date: circa 1952

Background imageTesting Collection: Avro York C.1 LV633

Avro York C.1 LV633
Royal Air Force - Avro York C.1 LV633, the first prototype, outside the Avro factory at RAF Langar after preparation for deployment to the Far-East

Background imageTesting Collection: Boeing WC-135B 61-2667

Boeing WC-135B 61-2667
United States Air Force - Boeing WC-135B 61-2667 (MSN 18343). Converted from a C-135B, the air sampling pod can clearly be seen on the side of the fuselage

Background imageTesting Collection: Eight-seater Dynasphere designed by Dr J A Purves

Eight-seater Dynasphere designed by Dr J A Purves
Eight-seater Dynasphere, a monowheel vehicle designed by Dr J A Purves, demonstrated at Westland Flying Ground, Yeovil, Somerset, 8 July 1933. 1933

Background imageTesting Collection: Photograph showing Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945), the Italian dictator

Photograph showing Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945), the Italian dictator, testing a radio set during the Italian Army manoevres of August 1936

Background imageTesting Collection: Sud Aviation SA. 330 Puma F-ZWWR

Sud Aviation SA. 330 Puma F-ZWWR
Sud Aviation SA.330 Puma F-ZWWR (msn 05, also later registered as F-OCRK, F-ZWWR and F-BRBU ) at the June 1967 Paris Air Show, marked with airshow serial 350, in company with Puma 07

Background imageTesting Collection: Casmuniz 52 PT-AZU

Casmuniz 52 PT-AZU (msn 1, also, known as Casmuniz 5-2). The sole aircraft first flew in April 1952 and completed flight testing by 1955, whilst registered as PP-ZPD

Background imageTesting Collection: Boeing Model 83 NX7133

Boeing Model 83 NX7133 (msn 1039, aka XF4B-1 number 1, A8129), first flown on 25 June 1928. The first of two XF4B-1s (Model 83 and Model 89), which remained Boeing-owned

Background imageTesting Collection: Napier Eland Convair 340 - 440 Mark II - Convair 440-62

Napier Eland Convair 340 - 440 Mark II - Convair 440-62
Napier Eland Convair 340 - 440 Mark II (Convair 440-62) N440EL (msn 445) at PacAero Engineering Corporation, Santa Monica, CA. Built in 1957 and delivered to D.Napier & Sons Ltd

Background imageTesting Collection: Boeing 367-80 N70700

Boeing 367-80 N70700 (msn 17158) taking off out of Boeing Field. N70700, first flown on 15 July 1954, was the prototype of the Boeing 707 - 717 - Stratotanker family

Background imageTesting Collection: Boeing XB-29G Superfortress 44-84043

Boeing XB-29G Superfortress 44-84043, General Electric engine test-bed with a J47 in the bomb-bay mounted retractable trapeze at Schenectady County Airport, NY

Background imageTesting Collection: Royal Air Force - Supermarine Swift F Mk. 3

Royal Air Force - Supermarine Swift F Mk. 3
Royal Air Force - A Supermarine Swift F Mk.3 on the Engine-running de-tuner pan at the South Marston Vickers-Supermarine factory near Swindon

Background imageTesting Collection: Sud-Aviation Caravelle VII F-BJAO - Caravelle Santa Maria

Sud-Aviation Caravelle VII F-BJAO - Caravelle Santa Maria
Sud-Aviation Caravelle VII F-BJAO / N420GE (msn 042) Caravelle Santa MariaThis was a Caravelle Series III (c/n 042) that was purchased by General Electric

Background imageTesting Collection: Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482

Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482. The third production aircraft of ten completed, 125482 was bailed to the Allison Engine Company for flight testing of turboprop engines at Edwards Air Force Base in

Background imageTesting Collection: Hughes XF-11 44-70156

Hughes XF-11 44-70156, 2nd proto Type. First flight 5 April 1947 by Howard Hughes. Arrived at Eglin Field, Florida, in December 1948 from Wright Field, Ohio

Background imageTesting Collection: Seversky SEV-S2 NX70Y

Seversky SEV-S2 NX70Y (msn 43). Alexander de Seversky modified a P-35 for the National Air Races. Powered by a 950hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Sc

Background imageTesting Collection: Wright (Armstrong Siddeley) J65 Sapphire turbojet engine

Wright (Armstrong Siddeley) J65 Sapphire turbojet engine
Wright J65 (Armstrong Siddeley) Sapphire turbojet engine. The Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire was a British turbojet engine licence- Built in the United States by Curtiss-Wright of the Wright

Background imageTesting Collection: United States Navy Wright XF3W-1 A7223

United States Navy Wright XF3W-1 A7223. Built as a landplane for racing and engine development testing, the XF3W-1 was later fitted with a pair of floats and also a single float with stabilisers

Background imageTesting Collection: Dornier Do 32E ultra-light helicopter D-HOPS

Dornier Do 32E ultra-light helicopter D-HOPS
the Dornier Do 32E was a simple, collapsible one-man helicopter from Germany powered by a BMW 6012L gas turbine, driving a compressor which supplied compressed air to the rotor tip jets

Background imageTesting Collection: de Havilland DH-106 Comet CIIR / C2R

de Havilland DH-106 Comet CIIR / C2R
Rae Blind Landing Experimental Unit Dh-106 Comet Airliner Flying on Final-Approach Date: 1958

Background imageTesting Collection: Complete Blue Streak electrical mock-up

Complete Blue Streak electrical mock-up for circuit testing at Stevenage, circa 1964. Date: circa 1964

Background imageTesting Collection: Testing a Weymouth torpedo

Testing a Weymouth torpedo

Background imageTesting Collection: Pilatus PC-9 ZG969

Pilatus PC-9 ZG969
Royal Air Force - Pilatus PC-9 ZG969 (msn 177, ex HB-HQE), operated by BAE Systems and used for comparison testing with the T-6B Texan II. Date: circa 1990

Background imageTesting Collection: Breda-Zappata BZ. 308 MM61802

Breda-Zappata BZ. 308 MM61802
Aeronautica Militare Italiana - Breda-Zappata BZ.308 MM61802, seen during ground-runs - testing of the Bristol Centaurus engines, circa July 1948

Background imageTesting Collection: Handley Page Sapphire-Hastings TE583

Handley Page Sapphire-Hastings TE583. The second Hastings prototype fitted with Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojet engines in the outer engine nacelles for in-flight engine testing. Date: 1950

Background imageTesting Collection: Biplane over Stonehenge

Biplane over Stonehenge
A biplane is seen flying over the stone henge in Britain. There was to be a new army and navy aviation station near the monument in Salisbury, now called old Sarum airfield. Date: 1912

Background imageTesting Collection: McDonnell Douglas F-15A-4-MC Eagle 71-0287

McDonnell Douglas F-15A-4-MC Eagle 71-0287
United States Air Force (USAF) - McDonnell Douglas F-15A-4-MC Eagle 71-0287 (MSN 0009/A008), the ninth F-15 built, used for a wide variety trials and testing at Edwards Air Force Base

Background imageTesting Collection: McDonnell Douglas F-15B Eagle 71-0291

McDonnell Douglas F-15B Eagle 71-0291
United States Air Force (USAF) - McDonnell Douglas F-15B-4-MC Eagle 71-0291 (msn 0012/B002). The second TF-15A / F-15B, used for trials and testing

Background imageTesting Collection: North American Rockwell T-2C Buckeye 156721

North American Rockwell T-2C Buckeye 156721
Rockwell T-2C Buckeye 156721 (msn 318-36, call-sign 87'), of the Pacific Missile Testing Unit, at Point Mugu Naval Air Station in California. Date: circa 1985

Background imageTesting Collection: Gloster Meteor 7 and a halfs WL419

Gloster Meteor 7 and a halfs WL419 (msn G5-423772), of Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. (on loan from the Ministry of defence), at Boscombe Down for Air Tournament International 1992, on 13 June 1992

Background imageTesting Collection: Boeing VC-137C 72-7000

Boeing VC-137C 72-7000
United states Air Force - Boeing VC-137C 72-7000 The spirit of 76 (msn 20630, model 707-353B, carried N8459 for flight testing)

Background imageTesting Collection: Dassault Falcon 20F F-WLCU - NPAA-70

Dassault Falcon 20F F-WLCU - NPAA-70
Dassault Falcon 20F F-WLCU / NPAA-70 (msn 173), of Pan-Am, at the Paris Air Show, held at Le Bourget Airport in June 1969

Background imageTesting Collection: Grumman S2F-1 or YS2F-1 Tracker

Grumman S2F-1 or YS2F-1 Tracker
United States Navy - Grumman S2F-1 or YS2F-1 Tracker. An early pre-production or production Tracker, fresh off the production line, on the flightline at Bethpage for flight testing

Background imageTesting Collection: Sud Aviation SA. 330 Puma F-ZWWR

Sud Aviation SA. 330 Puma F-ZWWR
Sud Aviation SA.330 Puma F-ZWWR (msn 05, also later registered as F-OCRK, F-ZWWR and F-BRBU') at the June 1969 Paris Air Show, marked with airshow serial 337'

Background imageTesting Collection: A dummy village made of canvas used for Artillery practise with Lyddite shells - near Okehampton

A dummy village made of canvas used for Artillery practise with Lyddite shells - near Okehampton, Dartmoor. A shell explodes near the Church'. Date: 1912

Background imageTesting Collection: Testing Recruits for Boer War 1901

Testing Recruits for Boer War 1901
Potential recruits in front of a doctors for a medical to join the Yeomanry in the war in South Africa. Date: February 1901

Background imageTesting Collection: 1969 1960s 60s Sixties Electric Man Men Electricity

1969 1960s 60s Sixties Electric Man Men Electricity
1969, 1960s, 60s, sixties, electric, man, men, electricity, council, appliance, appliances, testing, laboratories, laboratory, leatherhead, surrey, lab, labs, test, experiment, quality, electrical

Background imageTesting Collection: CEGB linesmen doing maintenance work, Kent

CEGB linesmen doing maintenance work, Kent
CEGB (Central Electricity Generating Board) linesmen doing routine maintenance work on the Supergrid transmission line between Northfleet and Canterbury, 24 July 1961

Background imageTesting Collection: Electricity Council appliance testing lab, Leatherhead

Electricity Council appliance testing lab, Leatherhead
Electricity Council appliance testing laboratories, Leatherhead, Surrey. A new extension was opened on 16 May 1969. Showing the Housecraft Department

Background imageTesting Collection: Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Reginald

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Reginald
ww1, wwi, world, war, one, first, 1st, great, i, reginald, alexander, john, vc, victoria, cross, royal, naval, air, service, rnas, officer, aircraft, test, testing, flight, henry, beach, newman

Background imageTesting Collection: Convair CV-990 N810NA - NASA 810

Convair CV-990 N810NA - NASA 810
Convair CV-990-30A-5 N810NA / NASA 810 (msn 30-10-29, ex N5617), the Landing System Research Aircraft, used for testing the Shuttle Orbiter undercarriage systems. Seen Date: circa 1998

Background imageTesting Collection: North American T-28B Trojan 137702

North American T-28B Trojan 137702 (MSN 200-65), on display at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum Airpark, Edwards AFB, CA

Background imageTesting Collection: United States Air Force - Boeing NKC-135E Stratotanker 55-3135 (MSN 17251)

United States Air Force - Boeing NKC-135E Stratotanker 55-3135 (MSN 17251), an instrumented tanker during refuelling trials with an F-16, at Edwards Air Force Base on 3 April 2018

Background imageTesting Collection: Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 51-1346

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 51-1346
Republic F-84F-1-RE Thunderstreak 51-1346, on display at Rickenbacker ANGB, Columbus, Ohio.. Used exclusively for trials and testing, this aircraft was assigned to NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Background imageTesting Collection: Beech T-34C 161800

Beech T-34C 161800
United States Army - Beech T-34C 161800 (msn GL-195), one of six acquired from the US Navy for use in trials and testing at Edwards Air Force Base and Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Date: circa 1990

Background imageTesting Collection: United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak

United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak 49-2430 FICON parasite, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seen with the retractable nose hook extended

Background imageTesting Collection: United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Background imageTesting Collection: United States Air Force Boeing WC-135B 61-2666

United States Air Force Boeing WC-135B 61-2666 (msn 18342) at McCleelan Air Force Base. Boeing C-135B-BN Stratolifter (Boeing 717-185)

Background imageTesting Collection: Farnborough wind tunnel with Bristol Bulldog

Farnborough wind tunnel with Bristol Bulldog
The Royal aircraft establishment wind tunnel at Farnborough, with Bristol Type 124 Bulldog TM K3183 mounted on the balance

Background imageTesting Collection: McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II 145315b

McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II 145315b
United States Navy - McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II 145315b, of the Naval Aircraft Testing Centre, at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Date: circa 1960

Background imageTesting Collection: Comic postcard, Man uses lung testing machine at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man uses lung testing machine at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageTesting Collection: Testing aeroplanes - The National Physical Laboratory

Testing aeroplanes - The National Physical Laboratory
The British Air-Office: A Place of wind-towers, whirling-tables and gales made to order. The testing of aeroplanes at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington

Background imageTesting Collection: Arthur Gilbert

Arthur Gilbert
A cavalier testing the blade of his sword. Artist: Arthur Gilbert. Date: 1906

Background imageTesting Collection: Tasting tea, China

Tasting tea, China. 1888

Background imageTesting Collection: Tasting room, United Kingdom Tea Company, London

Tasting room, United Kingdom Tea Company, London
One of the tasting rooms of the United Kingdom Tea Company Limited, London, with various members of staff at work. Date: circa 1890

Background imageTesting Collection: A centrifuge at Farnborough 1955

A centrifuge at Farnborough 1955
A centrifuge at Farnborough. Page from The Sphere, 28th May 1955, reporting on Britains first centrifuge capable of testing human subjects in the interests of safety of aircrew and equipment

Background imageTesting Collection: Carrier pigeons - including testing the pigeons

Carrier pigeons - including testing the pigeons, playing an important role in the war effort of World War Two. 1941

Background imageTesting Collection: Prototype De Havilland Iris I biplane

Prototype De Havilland Iris I biplane, possibly undergoing trials on a loch. Date: circa 1926

Background imageTesting Collection: German field guns being tested at the secretive Krupp works at Essen in 1916

German field guns being tested at the secretive Krupp works at Essen in 1916. The weapons were put through extensive trials to ensure the gun-mechanism could withstand the rigors of travel during

Background imageTesting Collection: McDonnell F-4D Phantom II 65-0770A

McDonnell F-4D Phantom II 65-0770A
United States Air Force - McDonnell F-4D-28-MC Phantom II 65-0770A (msn 1840), at Lambert Field, Missouri on 30 May 1971, with McDonnell Douglas for testing and trials. Date: 1971

Background imageTesting Collection: Mitsubishi A6M7 Reisen

Mitsubishi A6M7 Reisen (msn 23186, allied reporting name Zeke), on display at Willow Grove Naval Air Station ca1957. This Mitsubishi A6M7 was built by Nakajima Hikoki as their 43rd Model 62 aircraft

Background imageTesting Collection: Lockheed C-130E Hercules 63-7872

Lockheed C-130E Hercules 63-7872
United States Air Force - Lockheed C-130E-LM Hercules 63-7872 (msn 382-3942), of the Military Air Transport service. 7872 was retired as a target, at the weapons testing area on Eglin AFB

Background imageTesting Collection: North American P-86A-1-NA Sabre 47-608

North American P-86A-1-NA Sabre 47-608 (msn 151-38435, buzz-number PU-608, re-designated F-86A-1-NA in late 1948). The fourth P-86A, bailed to North American for testing and scrapped in 1950

Background imageTesting Collection: Convair YB-58A-1-CF Hustler 55-670

Convair YB-58A-1-CF Hustler 55-670 (msn 11) of the 6592nd Test Squadron, Carswell AFB, TX, with markings for Operation Deep Freeze, the climatic testing of the B-58 carried out at Eglin AFB



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