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02/28/2008. The SG 1262 (Schwebegestell, hovering rig) was built as part of the development program for the VAK 191 B VTOL aircraft. The SG 1262 flew for the first time in 1966 and by the time it was withdrawn from use in August 1969 it had accomplished over 200 flights. It was delivered to the Wehrtechnischen Studiensammlung der Bundeswehr in Koblenz for preservation. Five vertically mounted 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) Rolls-Royce RB.108 lift-turbo-jets power the rig, three are placed in tandem on the center line. Control during hovering was accomplished via vertically-thrusting “puffer-jets”. The pilot was seated on a Martin-Baker Mk.4 ejection seat. Despite its grid structure the apparatus still weighed 7,716 lb (3,500 kg).