Trials Collection (page 5)

Fairey Ultra Light G-AOUJ on the platform of the frigate
Fairey Ultra Light, G-AOUJ, on the platform of the frigate HMS Grenville during trials in autumn 1957. Date: 1957

Bristol-Coanda Monoplane during the Military Trials 1912
Bristol-Coanda Monoplane during the Military Trials, 1912. Date: 1912

A modified Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune during trials from the USS Coral Sea off Virginia Capes. c.September 1948. Date: 1948

Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T21 during deck landing trials on HMS Illustrious

Vickers Wellington TX LN715
Vickers Wellington TX, LN715, powered by two Rolls-Royce Darts for Viscount trials

RaF Supermarine Seagull V A2-1 at Felixstowe in 1935
RaF Supermarine Seagull V, A2-1, at Felixstowe in 1935 for trials with Bristol Pegasus IIM2 and auto-slots on the upper wings. Date: 1935

Samuel F Cody shows off the Military Trials Machine
Samuel F. Cody shows the Military Trials Machine to a Japanese official on 8 August 1912. Date: 1912

Dr K I Danielewskys Directible Flying Machine
Dr K.I. Danielewskys Directible Flying Machine. During 1897-1898 Danielewsky - based in Charkow [Kharkow], Russia - conducted a series of flight trials of his design whereby a pilot could manipulate

A de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth is bombed-up at Hatfield during anti-invasion preparations in 1940. Trials were completed over Hatfield airfield but no bombs were dropped in anger. Date: 1940

General Aircraft GAL65 / B-100 Universal Freighter Mk2
General Aircraft GAL65/B-100 Universal Freighter Mk2, WZ889, with the rear doors removed for early dropping trials in 1954. Date: 1954

The first Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-AKFP during taxi
The first Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-AKFP, during taxi trials. 2 September 1948. Date: 1948

Short SC1 undergoing hovering trials from the specially built platform

A Hawker Siddeley Trident lands automatically in low visability conditions during development trials of the automatic landing system

A M Herrings glider trials on the Indiana Dunes in 1897
A.M. Herrings glider trials on the Indiana Dunes in 1897

Hugh Merewether chief test pilot at Hawker Siddeley Aviation
Hugh Merewether, chief test pilot at Hawker Siddeley Aviation (Dunsfold), lands a Hawker Siddeley Harrier on the flight deck of the cruiser HMS Blake during trials. 2/3 August 1970. Date: 1970

Saunders-Roe SR45 Princess G-ALUN off Cowes
Saunders-Roe SR45 Princess, G-ALUN, off Cowes during early trials, summer 1952. Date: 1952

de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW1 trials aircraft with a nose-mounted camera used to assess the feasibility of tracking targets

de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW1 XJ488
de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW1, XJ488, was used in trials with buddy flight refuelling

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de Havilland Vampire F1 TG372
de Havilland Vampire F1, TG372, was used for cold weather trials at WEE, Edmonton, Canada

The first A300 F-WUAB during flight trials
The first A300, F-WUAB, during flight trials. Possibly overflying BAes Hatfield site

Hawker Hart K3012 was fitted with a Bristol Perseus radial
Hawker Hart, K3012, was fitted with a Bristol Perseus radial and an enclosed cockpit and used for cold weather trials in Canada. It is seen here fitted with a ski undercarriage

Hawker Woodcock II J7974
Hawker Woodcock II, J7974, was used for trials by the RAE

Blue Steel en route to trials preparation

Three Avro Vulcans, Vickers Valiant and Handley Page Victor
Three Avro Vulcans, a Vickers Valiant and a Handley Page Victor during Avro Blue Steel trials in the UK

Short Seacat ship-to-air missile during trials aboard a Royal Navy destroyer

English Electric Canberra B2 used by Flight Refuelling for air-to-air refuelling trials

A Sopwith Pup with early arrester gear during deck-landing trials, possibly aboard HMS Furious

A Beardmore-built Sopwith Pup during the fifth alighting trials aboard HMS Furious

Northrop 2L Gamma Commercial G-AFBT
Northrop 2L Gamma Commercial, G-AFBT, used in early flight trials for the Bristol Hercules radial

Gloster Meteor F8 WK935
Gloster Meteor F8, WK935, was used by the RAE Farnborough for prone-pilot trials

Gloster Meteor NF11 WD597
Gloster Meteor NF11, WD597, was used by Rolls-Royce for flight trials of the Derwent 8

Hawker Sea Hawk I WF145
Hawker Sea Hawk I, WF145, was an early production aircraft used in trials, including landing and catapult trials aboard HMS Eagle

Hawker Sea Hawk I WF144
Hawker Sea Hawk I, WF144, was an early production aircraft used in trials, including landing and catapult trials aboard HMS Eagle

A Swiss Air Force Hawker Hunter F58 is armed with Maverick air-surface missiles during successful trials. November 1981. Date: 1981

An early Hawker Sea Fury X TF898 during sea trials aboard
An early Hawker Sea Fury X, TF898, during sea trials aboard HMS Victorious

LCC-LFB fire engine trials at Crystal Palace
The Merryweather Hatfield pump was first developed by Merryweather of Greenwich in the late 1890s. By 1916 the decision was taken to move totally to motorised fire engines

LCC-LFB fireboat Beta III on sea trials
Civilian marine engineers on the Beta III fireboat during her sea trials prior to being placed in operational service

The witch no. 3. Date c1892 Feb. 29

The witch no. 1. Date c1892 Feb. 29

The witch no. 2. Date c1892 Feb. 29

Wreck of HMA1, the Royal Navys first airship
The wreck of HMA1, The Mayfly. Built by Vickers, this was the first naval airship built in the UK; work began on it in 1909 at Cavendish Dock

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