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Aviation History
1948
1948 - 1485.PDF
SEPTEMBER QTH. 1948 FLIGHT 3*7 "ITN AIRCRAFT display and exhibition such as that staged at Farnborough by the Society of British MJL Aircraft Constructors serves many useful purposes, not the least of which is the realization ™ "" which it brings of the enormous variety of highly specialized producte which go to the making of a modern aircraft. Nearly all of these are hidden away inside the finished machine, their very existence being therefore unsuspected by many as the aircraft flashes by overhead. Yet without the thought and care and labour put into any one of these items, the aircraft would be prevented from discharging its functions efficiently. In the following pages will be found the names and addresses of several hundred firms which together form Britain's Aircraft Industry, many of which are exhibiting at Farnborough. Where that is the case, a stand number or letter is given after the name. To facilitate reference, the firms have been grouped into sections, and mention is made of their chief products. AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED, LTD., The Airport,Portsmouth, Hants. (A-), Ambassador medium transportanil Consul light transport. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AIR-CRAFT (SIR W.G.), LTD., Bagin- ton Coventry. (J, K, L, M & N.) Apollo turboprop-powered mediumtransport nearing completion. Two versions of A.W.52 tail-less re-search aircraft now flying. AUSTER AIRCRAFT, LTD.,Rearsby Aerodrome, Rears by, Leicester. Autocrat and A-vis light aircraftand Auster Mark 7 trainer. Also A.2/45 and A.O.P. Mark 6 ArtilleryObservation Aircraft. BLACKBURN AIRCRAFT, LTD.,Brough/E. Yorks. (Q.) Firebrand T. F. Mark 5A andBlackburn 8. 28/43 naval strike aircraft. BOULTON PAUL AIRCRAFT,LTD., Wolverhampton. (P.) Balliol Marks 1 and 2 advancedtrainers. BRISTOL AEROPLANE CO., LTD.,Filton House, Bristol. tF & U.) Bristol 167 Buabaaon long-rangetransport, New Type 170 medium- range transport, and 171 heli-copter. CHILTON AIRCRAFT, LTD.,Hungerford, Berks. Single-seat ultra-light aircraft. no longer in production. Currentlylight engineering. CHRISLEA AIRCRAFT CO., LTD.,Exeter Airport, Clyst Htmiton, Devon. Super Ace Series 2 taxi and pri-vate-owner tvpe. CIERVA AUTOGIRO CO., LTD.,(No. 57.) Southampton Airport, Southamp-ton. Two-seater Skeeter helicopter andW.ll Air Horse laTge transport helicopter. DE HAVKLLAMQ AIRCRAFT CO.,LTD., Batfleld. Herts. (B.) Several marks of Vampire jetfighters, Hornet and Sea Hornet lighters and bombers, and Mosquitoreconnaissance aircraft. Also Dove short-range transport. Comet 106jet-propelled transport under de- velopment. ELLIOTTS OF NEWBURY, LTD.,Albert Works, Sewbury, Berks. Gliders and Eon light plane.ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Warton Aerodrome, Nr. Preston,Lanes. Producing de Havilland Vampiresand aircraft of own design. ESSEX AERO, LTD., The Airport,Gravesend. Aero Sprite light aircraft beingdeveloped. FAinEY AVIATION CO., LTD.,Hayes, Middx. (E.) Firefly naval aircraft and Primerand Operational Trainers, Fairey Gyrodyne recently establishedworld's reeord speed of 12*.3 m.p.u. for helicopters.FIRTH HELICOPTERS, LTD., 32, Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London,W.I, Two FH/01/4 "Atlantic" twin-engined, twin-rotor helicopters now being built. GENERAL AIRCRAFT, LTD., Felt-ham, Middx. (O.) G.A. Universal short-range four-engined transport. CLOSTER AIRCRAFT CO., LTD.,Hucclecote, Glos. (J, K, L, M & N.)Meteor and K.I/44 single-seater fighters, and Meteor T Mark 7 jettrainer. HANDLEY PAGE, LTD., 40, Clare-mont Road, Cricklewood. London, N.W.2. (T.)Hermes 4. 5 and 0 civil trans- ports, and Hastings military transport. Will build Miles Marathon i-ivil transports. HAWKER AIRCRAFT, LTD., Canbury Park Road, Kingston-on- Thames, Surrey. :it, K, L, M & N.) 5.7 ,'46 jet fighter. Sea Furypiston-en gihed fighter, and Fury Advanced Trainer.HESTON AIRCRAFT CO., LTD., Heston Airport, Honnslow, Middx. A.2/45 Artillery Observation 4ir-craft. IRVm - BELL HELICOPTERSSALES, LTD.,. Ickuield Way, Letch- worth, Herts.Concessionaires for Bell 47B and 471) helicopters. PERCtVAL AIRCRAFT, LTD.,Luton Airport, Beds. (Z.) Prince short-range transport andPrentice basic trainer. PLANET AIRCRAFT, LTD., 2U,Clarges Street, London, W.l. Satellite taxi and private-ownertype. PORTSMOUTH AVIATION, LTD.,The Airport, Portsmouth. Aerocar short-range light transport.REID & SIGRISf, LTD., Walton Lodge, Kirby Muxloe, Leics. Desford trainer. A. V. ROE & CO., LTD., Green-gate. Manchester. (J, K, L, M & M*>Lincoln bomber, Shackleton recon- naissance machine, Atbena andAnson advanced trainers. Avro Tudor long-range transport andAvro XIX short-range transport. SAUNDERS-ROE, LTD., Oshorne,E. Cowes. Isle of Wight. (B.) S.R.45 long-range transport flyingboat with ten Bristol Proteus turboprops. Also S.R./A1 jet-propelled flying-boat fighter. SCOTTISH AVIATION, LTD.,Prestwiek Airport, Ayrshire.
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