Short SC-1 UK - Royal Air Force XG905
- Manufacturer:
- Short
- Type / Model:
- SC-1
- Registration:
- XG905
- Colour Scheme:
- UK - Royal Air Force
- Location:
- Farnborough, United Kingdom
- Photographer:
- World Aviation Archive
- Date Taken:
- 01/09/1960
- Image ID:
- #434922
- High-Res Photo Dimensions (Pixels):
- 4500 x 2977
- Image Description:
- The second SC-1 (XG905) The Short SC.1 was the first British fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet aircraft. It was developed by Short Brothers. It was powered by an arrangement of five Rolls-Royce RB.108 turbojets, four of which were used for vertical flight and one for conventional horizontal flight. The SC.1 had the distinction of being the first British fixed-wing VTOL aircraft and the first one to transition between vertical and horizontal flight modes; it was also the first VTOL-capable aircraft with a fly-by-wire control system.
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