{"id":20677,"date":"2020-03-30T20:32:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T18:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=20677"},"modified":"2025-03-24T20:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:23:47","slug":"hucknall-flight-test-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/hucknall-flight-test-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Hucknall Flight Test Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Hucknall Flight Test Museum<\/strong>, located in <strong>Hucknall, Nottinghamshire<\/strong>, UK, is dedicated to preserving the rich aviation heritage associated with the former <strong>Rolls-Royce Flight Test Establishment<\/strong>. Housed in the historic <strong>Hucknall Wing Hangar<\/strong>\u2014a Grade II listed building constructed in 1944\u2014the museum showcases a range of exhibits highlighting the site&#8217;s pivotal role in <strong>aero-engine<\/strong> development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hucknall Flight Test Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watnall road<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hucknall, Nottingham NG15 6EQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/30\/united-kingdom\/\">United Kingdom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huftm.com\">https:\/\/huftm.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:huflighttest@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C-12\">huflighttest@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until further notice entry to the museum will be by pre-booked guided appointment only. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To book\u00a0<strong>please email Sharon at shrnsev@aol.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HUFTM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/HUFTM1916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-7775\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/twit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7775\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d153597.39524311954!2d-1.3830929249588089!3d53.02109459901041!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4879ebcaf7cb58ff%3A0xdaa740dfa8ffd2a8!2sHucknall%20Flight%20Test%20Museum!5e0!3m2!1snl!2snl!4v1734457273908!5m2!1snl!2snl\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/hucknall-flight-test-museum\/hftm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20678\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HFTM-728x274.jpg\" alt=\"HFTM\" class=\"wp-image-20678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HFTM-728x274.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HFTM-240x90.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HFTM-420x158.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HFTM-600x226.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>XV798<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p><\/td><td>British Aerospace Harrier Gr.3<p><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">Flying Bedstead<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"C-12\">The <strong>Hucknall Flight Test Museum<\/strong> is housed in the Hucknall Wing Hangar, a rare twentieth century Grade 2 listed industrial building, originally constructed in 1944. It was built specifically to provide dedicated ground test facilities for ongoing <strong>Merlin<\/strong> and <strong>Griffon<\/strong> <strong>engine<\/strong> development, which was continuous throughout World War 2. The building consists of two test hangars, originally with an aircraft wing section suspended in each. Both hangars were joined to a central blockhouse which provided test control facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum features a variety of Rolls-Royce engines and components, reflecting its affiliation with the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. Notably, Hucknall was the site of significant advancements, including the world&#8217;s first jet vertical takeoff and landing achieved by the Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig, commonly known as the &#8220;<strong>Flying Bedstead<\/strong>,&#8221; in 1953.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hucknall Flight Test Museum, located in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, UK, is dedicated to preserving the rich aviation heritage associated with the former Rolls-Royce Flight Test&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20677","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20677"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35174,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20677\/revisions\/35174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}