This Day in Aviation History

August 3rd, 1954
The Rolls-Royce Thrust-Measuring Rig makes its first untethered vertical flight.

Wikipedia, Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig:  http://bit.ly/1pyb7wD

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