#HoveringFlight

10 April 1963 – maiden flight of EWR VJ 101 — On 10 April 1963, the EWR VJ 101, a German experimental VTOL jet fighter, performed its first flight.

On this day in 1963, the #experimental EWR VJ 101 X-1 took to the air for the #FirstTime in a #HoveringFlight — marking a bold step in the #exploration of #vertical #TakeOff and #HighSpeed #flight concepts.