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Princess Margaret sees vertical take-off plane - Princess Margaret is shown the P.1127 Vertical take-off plane by Chief Test pilot Bill Bedford when she visited the Hawker Siddeley Aviation Works and Airfield at Dunssfeld, Surrey, today. Later he gave a flying demonstration of the aircraft which takes off vertically after a short run, climb rapidly to over 40,000 feet dive to ground level without any limitations return to base at high speed, decelerate to hover, re-position if necessary and land in the most confined areas. Photo Shows: Princess Margaret put her hands to her ears while the P.1127 takes off for a demonstration during her visit today.
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