Reid and Sigrist was an English engineering company based at New Malden in Surrey. It later acquired sites at Desford and Braunstone in Leicestershire...
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The Reid and Sigrist R.S.3 Desford is a British twin-engined, three-seat advanced trainer developed in the Second World War for postwar use. Although the...
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The Reid and Sigrist R.S.1 Snargasher was a British twin-engined, three-seat advanced trainer developed in the Second World War. Reid and Sigrist in Desford...
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cellular biologist, neuroscientist and company founder Shannon Sigrist (born 1999), Swiss ice hockey player Reid and Sigrist, former English engineering company...
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1954 and 1955 to evaluate the effects of acceleration/inertia-induced forces while flying in a prone position. Along with the Reid and Sigrist R.S.4...
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multinational corporation specialized in the design, development and manufacturing of missiles and related systems. Headquartered in Le Plessis-Robinson, France...
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camera, manufactured by Reid and Sigrist, based on Leica designs Reid technique, a method of interrogation The Reid vapor pressure, a measure of the volatility...
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Zorki manufactured in USSR by KMZ, Krasnogorsk. 1951 - 1964: Reid Post WWII by Reid and Sigrist from seized Leitz plans 1953 - 1959: Tanack IIC manufactured...
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GmbH) is a multinational company that coordinates the design, production and upgrade of the Eurofighter Typhoon military jet. Founded in 1986, it has...
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1943, then rejected Miles M.18 (RAF) trainer Miles M.20 (RAF) fighter Reid and Sigrist R.S.3 Desford (RAF) rejected trainer Supermarine B.12/36 (Type 317)...
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taking part. The event was founded by Paul Bowen and Timothy Prince, who were CAA air traffic controllers, and Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling. From...
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BAE Systems (section Political influence and donations)
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, based in London, England. It is the largest manufacturer...
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Aero Ae-45 (section Design and development)
comparable role, configuration, and era Akaflieg Berlin B9 Beechcraft Twin Bonanza Ikarus 451 Miles Gemini Reid and Sigrist R.S.3 "Aero Ae-45: První československé...
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and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and...
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Reaction Engines (category Science and technology in Oxfordshire)
Engines Limited (REL) was a British aerospace manufacturer founded in 1989 and based in Oxfordshire, England. The company also operated in the USA, where...
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Flying boat testing buried engine with variable-angle thrust line Reid and Sigrist R.S.4 Bobsleigh – Prone-pilot research Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring...
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Westland Helicopters (section Rockets and missiles)
Second World War. It was amalgamated with several other British firms in 1960 and 1961. In 2000, it merged with Italian helicopter manufacturer Agusta to form...
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G-suit (category Science and technology in Canada)
fighter and the Reid and Sigrist R.S.3 "Bobsleigh" a piston engined trainer. However, other difficulties associated with prone piloting and the development...
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List of aircraft (R) (section Reid and Sigrist)
(Donald (or Walter) E Reid, Ashbury Park NJ.) Reid Rambler (W T Reid Aircraft Co, Montreal Canada.) Reid RFS Commander a.k.a. Reid Flying Submarine R.S...
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Marconi Company (redirect from Wireless Telegraph and Signal Company)
telecommunications and engineering company founded by Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi in 1897 which was a pioneer of wireless long distance communication and mass...
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AgustaWestland was an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo)...
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Marconi Electronic Systems (redirect from Marconi Space and Defence Systems)
defence arm of General Electric Company (GEC). It was demerged from GEC and bought by British Aerospace (BAe) on 30 November 1999 to form BAE Systems...
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Company. Sopwith test pilot Harry Hawker and three others, including Thomas Sopwith, bought the assets of Sopwith and formed H.G. Hawker Engineering in 1920...
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Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960. Bristol, English Electric and Vickers became "parents" of BAC with shareholdings of 20%, 40% and 40% respectively...
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Vickers-Armstrongs (section Missiles and other weapons)
of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Company in 1927. The majority of the company was nationalised in the 1960s and 1970s, with the remainder...
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Thales Air Defence (category Thales Group divisions and subsidiaries)
Bombardier and Thomson-CSF in 1993. In 2000 Thomson-CSF became the sole owner. In the same year Thomson-CSF was renamed Thales Group and in 2001 Shorts...
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Farnborough International Airshow (category Science and technology in Hampshire)
exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries, where civilian and military aircraft are demonstrated to potential customers and investors in Farnborough...
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was a British aircraft manufacturer that produced light training aircraft and the initial design that would evolve into the BAC 1-11 jet airliner. Founded...
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(black boxes). The company was founded in 1956 by Prof William Alfred Penny and James Giles. It made high-reliability wire-wound potentiometers for aircraft...
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Hawker Siddeley (category 1977 mergers and acquisitions)
several British aircraft manufacturers, emerging through a series of mergers and acquisitions as one of only two such major British companies in the 1960s...
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