Folland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturing company which was active between 1937 and 1963. British Marine Aircraft Limited was formed in February...
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The Folland Gnat is a British compact swept-wing subsonic fighter aircraft that was developed and produced by Folland Aircraft. Envisioned as an affordable...
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The Folland Midge was a small, swept-wing British subsonic light fighter aircraft prototype originally developed as a concept demonstrator for the successful...
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Folland Fo.108, also known as the Folland 43/37 and by the nickname Folland Frightful (or Frightener), was a large monoplane engine testbed aircraft of...
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Hawker Siddeley (redirect from Hawker Siddeley Aircraft)
merge companies. In 1959, Folland Aircraft was acquired, followed by de Havilland Aircraft Company and Blackburn Aircraft in 1960. In 1963, the names...
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Hawker Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that was responsible for some of the most famous products in British aviation history. Hawker...
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W. E. W. Petter (section Folland Aircraft)
the Folland Gnat. Edward 'Teddy' Petter was the eldest of the three sons and one daughter of Sir Ernest Petter (co-founder of Westland Aircraft Works)...
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Henry Philip Folland OBE (22 January 1889 – 5 September 1954) was an English aviation engineer and aircraft designer. Folland was born on 22 January 1889...
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American mathematician Henry Folland (1889–1954), British aviation engineer and aircraft designer Leah Norah Folland (1874–1957), British educationalist...
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Redwing Aircraft Co in 1930 and Henry Folland – later chief designer at Gloster Aircraft Company, and founder of his own company Folland Aircraft. One of...
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Folland to design the Gnat "Helicopter Projects" Flight 29 August 1952 p267 The World's Helicopters" Flight 1953 p116 James, Derek. Westland Aircraft...
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The Folland Gnat was a single-seat jet fighter and training aircraft that served with the British, Finnish, Indian and Yugoslav air forces. The HAL Ajeet...
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The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd...
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Hunting Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer that produced light training aircraft and the initial design that would evolve into the BAC 1-11 jet...
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Red Dean (section Folland gives up)
the valve-based electronics demanded a missile of prodigious size. Folland Aircraft won the development contract in February 1950 to arm the Gloster Meteor...
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for the aerospace and defence industries, where civilian and military aircraft are demonstrated to potential customers and investors in Farnborough, Hampshire...
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Edward Tennant (pilot) (section Folland Aircraft)
Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot who later became chief test pilot of Folland Aircraft. Tennant joined the RAFVR in 1940, qualifying as a Sergeant pilot in...
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De Havilland (redirect from De Havilland Aircraft)
The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited (/də ˈhævɪlənd/) was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag...
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and play at Folland Park. The club was established in 1938 by workers of the Hamble-le-Rice aircraft factory under the name Folland Aircraft. The club won...
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Flight International (redirect from Flight: The Aircraft and Engineer)
as wartime paper restrictions allowed to keep enthusiasts up to date in aircraft design and performance. "Grace's Guide To British Industrial History: Biographies:...
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HAL Ajeet (category Aircraft specs templates using more performance parameter)
1977 and 1991. The Ajeet is a derivative of the British Folland Gnat light fighter aircraft. The Gnat, which had been procured in large numbers for the...
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Auster Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1938 to 1961. The company began in 1938 at the Britannia Works, Thurmaston near Leicester...
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Short Brothers (redirect from The Aircraft Division of Short Brothers & Harland)
Spirit AeroSystems. The company's products include aircraft components, engine nacelles and aircraft flight control systems for Bombardier Aerospace, Boeing...
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adaptation. The Folland Fo.108 (nicknamed the "Folland Frightful") was a dedicated engine testbed aircraft in service from 1940. The aircraft had a mid-fuselage...
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Aviation Company Fane Aircraft Company Ferranti Folland Aircraft Foster, Wikner Aircraft Garland Aircraft Company General Aircraft General Electric Company...
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Blackburn Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1914 to 1963 that concentrated mainly on naval and maritime aircraft. Blackburn Aircraft was...
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Meggitt (redirect from Aircraft Braking Systems)
the air ducting system for its new C-295 utility transport aircraft. In 1998, Raytheon Aircraft awarded the company a contract to supply solid state altimeters...
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BAE Systems (category Aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom)
with British Aerospace, an aircraft, munitions and naval systems manufacturer. BAE is the successor to various aircraft, shipbuilding, armoured vehicle...
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Rolls-Royce Holdings (category Aircraft engine manufacturers of the United Kingdom)
and other industries. Rolls-Royce is the world's second-largest maker of aircraft engines (after CFM International) and has major businesses in the marine...
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Bristol Aeroplane Company (redirect from Bristol Aircraft Ltd)
Bristol Aircraft and Bristol Aero Engines. In 1959, Bristol Aircraft merged with several major British aircraft companies to form the British Aircraft Corporation...
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