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company from the
Bristol Tramway Company, having considered that such a venture would be seen as too risky by many shareholders, and the new company's working capital of £25,000 was subscribed entirely by Sir George, his brother, and his son. The affairs of the two companies were closely connected, and the company's first premises were a pair of former tram sheds suitable for aircraft manufacture at
675:, along with a small number of completed engines and tooling. Although it was to be several years before Bristol showed any profit from the aero engine division, the Jupiter engine eventually proved enormously successful; indeed, during the inter-war period, the aero-engine division was more successful than the parent company and Bristol came to dominate the market for air-cooled
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623:. Although popular with pilots, the success of this aircraft was limited by War Office prejudice against monoplanes and only 130 were built. It was considered that its relatively high landing speed of 50 mph made it unsuitable for use under the field conditions of the Western Front, and the type's active service was limited to the Near East.
698:(RAF) fighter force between 1930 and 1937, when the Bulldog was retired from front line service. Since the Bulldog had started life as a private venture rather than an Air Ministry-sponsored prototype it could be sold to other countries, and Bulldogs were exported to, among others, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, and Australia.
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The Type B.12 was another four gun dorsal turret, this time designed for the
Bristol Buckingham. A particular requirement was that when not in use, crew could pass through the turret space to reach the bombardier position. It was successfully tested then redesigned to take two 0.5-inch Browning heavy
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Pursuing the idea of a civil tandem rotor helicopter, Hafner and his team developed a much larger design, the Type 194. This was in an advanced state of design when the
Bristol Helicopter Division was merged, as a result of government influence, with the helicopter interests of other British aircraft
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Bristol did not systematically assign project type numbers until 1923, starting with the Type 90 Berkeley. In that year, they also retrospectively assigned type numbers in chronological order to all projects, built or not, from August 1914 onwards. Thus the Scouts A and B did not get a type number
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Unlike the majority of aviation companies of the era, which were typically started by enthusiasts with little financial backing or business ability, British and
Colonial was from its outset well funded and run by experienced businessmen. Sir George had decided to establish the business as a separate
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were produced in quantity during the 1950s. However, sales of the
Britannia were poor and only 82 were built, primarily due to its protracted development; having been ordered by BOAC on 28 July 1949 and first flown on 16 August 1952, it did not enter service until 1 February 1957. Bristol was also
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Bristol began producing gun turrets with its
Bristol Type 120 submission for an Air Ministry specification. The turret was a glazed cupola over a Scarff ring mounted Lewis light machine gun. Although it had to be rotated manually, it provided protection from the slipstream for the air gunner. and
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and commercial operators. Bristol
Aircraft (Western), Ltd (Stevenson Field, Winnipeg) was formerly MacDonald Brothers Aircraft, and was the largest of the subsidiaries and the group's only airframe plant. Bristol de Mexico, S.A. de CV. (Central Airport, Mexico City), overhauled piston engines for
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machine tools in 1963 and commenced assembling their centre lathes in 1963. They also commenced building their own design of small engine lathes for the
Mexican Government to be installed in training schools throughout Mexico. Malcolm Roebuck was hired from Alfred Herbert Ltd along with William
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and lacked sufficient power; even though
Bristol fitted the aircraft with a new set of wings, it only achieved a single brief hop on 28 May 1910, after which work on the type was abandoned. Since the machine had been sold with a 'guarantee to fly', Sir George succeeded in getting 15,000 francs
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The
Bristol Type B.1 was more typical of later gun turret designs; the gun elevating through a slot in the glazing which rotated. The Type B.1 had two distinct features; the cupola could be lowered reducing drag and, though the single gun was centrally aligned, the gun cradle could be pivoted
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airliner prototype, at the time one of the largest aircraft in the world, first flew. This project was deemed to be a step in the wrong direction, gaining little interest from military or civilian operators, resulting in the Brabazon being ultimately cancelled in 1953. At the same time as the
706:. By this time, the company had a payroll of 4,200, mostly in the engine factory, and was well positioned to take advantage of the huge re-armament ordered by the British Government in May of that year. Bristol's most important contribution to the expansion of the RAF at this time was the
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During this time, Bristol was noted for its preference for steel airframes, using members built up from high-tensile steel strip rolled into flanged sections rather than the light alloys more generally used in aircraft construction. On 15 June 1935, the Bristol Aeroplane Company became a
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whose dimensions had been published in the aeronautical press. These drawings were produced in little over a week, and Sir George promptly authorised the construction of twenty examples. The first aircraft to be completed was taken to Larkhill for flight trials, where it performed its
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was taken on as the design engineer for this project, and took over as Bristol's chief designer when Coandă left the company in October 1914. Barnwell went on to become one of the world's foremost aeronautical engineers, and worked for the company until his death in 1938.
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but the Scout C did and was the Type 1. The final Bristol project, numbered Type 225, was an unbuilt 1962 STOL transport. Of these 225 Types, 117 were built. This list does not include the unbuilt "paper aeroplanes"; it does include the pre-August 1914 aircraft.
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independently of the turret. The latter meant that the turret could be turned with sufficient offset that the gunner could fire along the side of the rudder and engage targets directly astern. The Type B.1 was fitted to Bristol Blenheim and Beaufort, and to the
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By the end of the war, the company employed over 3,000 at its production works, which were split between Filton and Brislington. Its products had always been referred to by the name 'Bristol' and this was formalized in 1920, when British and Colonial was
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purchased his share, becoming sole proprietor and managing director. Pre-fabricated buildings, marine craft and plastic and composite materials were also amongst the company's early post-war activities; these side-ventures were independently sold off.
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In 1960, Sir George White was instrumental in preventing the car division being lost during the wider company's merger with BAC. Accordingly, Bristol Cars Limited was formed, and remained within the Filton complex. Sir George retired in 1973 and
363:, along with his son Stanley and his brother Samuel, to commercially exploit the fast-growing aviation sector. Sir George had been inspired to embark on this venture following a chance meeting between himself and American aviation pioneer
780:, Wiltshire, for engine manufacture. Construction in the former stone quarry at Hawthorn took longer than expected and little production was achieved before the site closed in 1945. The company's war-time headquarters was located in the
447:. This aircraft had been exhibited at the Paris Aero Salon in 1909 and Sir George had been impressed by the quality of its construction. Accordingly, a single example was purchased and shipped to England to be shown at the Aero Show at
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The Type B.11 was a four gun turret developed in 1940. It was intended for a dorsal position on a Beaufighter but the design was not put into position though it was also considered for the Douglas Boston and de Havilland Mosquito too.
1245:, which made its first flight in Filton in 1952. Five examples were built for evaluation purposes. Although no airlines ordered the Type 173, it led to military designs, of which the Type 192 went into service with the
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The "B.14" designation was used for a four gun remote controlled nose mounting rather than a turret. Another design intended for the Buckingham it was included on the pre-production mockup but not developed further.
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A second turret was developed for the Buckingham to cover the rear below the aircraft. It was mounted at the back of the gondola type bomb aimer position under the fuselage and fitted with two Browning machine guns.
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in March 1910, and construction of five more begun at the company's Filton works. It was then transported to Brooklands for flight trials, where it immediately became apparent that the type had an unsatisfactory
597:, newly graduated from Bristol University's engineering department, was recruited by Barnwell. In 1916, the company's founder Sir George died; he was succeeded in managing the company by his son Stanley.
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was the base for Bristol Aero Engines (Western), Ltd., one of the Canadian company's four operating subsidiaries. Work at Vancouver included the overhaul of Pratt and Whitney and Wright engines for the
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After this failure, the company decided to embark upon designing its own aircraft to serve as a successor. Drawings were prepared by George Challenger for an aircraft based on a successful design by
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of the second prototype failed on its first flight in 1949. Nevertheless, the Type 171, called Sycamore in military service, was sold to air forces around the world and 178 were built in total.
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The B.12 "Mark III" was a test of using electrical rather than hydraulic system to operate the turret; the system proved effective was adopted on the later B.16, B.17, B.18 and B.30 turrets.
616:, one of the outstanding aircraft of the 1914–18 war and a mainstay of the RAF during the 1920s. More than 5,300 of the type were produced and the Fighter remained in service until 1931.
1226:(AFEE), came to Bristol along with some members of his team. Under Hafner's direction, the division produced two successful designs that were sold in quantity. The first, designated the
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through the 1920s but Bristol put more effort into their design and, by 1929, the Jupiter was clearly superior. In the 1930s, and led by Roy Fedden, the company developed the new
566:(RFC) consisted of only seven squadrons equipped with a miscellany of aircraft types, none of them armed. Official War Office policy was to purchase only aircraft designed by the
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679:. Apart from providing engines for almost all Bristol's aircraft designs, the Jupiter and its successors powered an enormous number of aircraft built by other manufacturers.
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The Type B.IV was a lightweight (66 kg) turret designed specifically for the Beaufort mid-upper position with one (B.IV Mk 1) or two (B.IV Mk 1E) Vickers K machine guns
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UK Ministry of Defence Bristol Britannia makes a visit to the maker's factory at Filton in 1983. As a civil airliner it had flown for BOAC, British Eagle, and Air Spain.
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anti-aircraft missile. Upon introduction, the Bloodhound was the RAF's only long range transportable surface-to-air missile. Bristol Aero Engines produced a range of
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race. In 1953, S.H. Arnolt, a US car dealer who sold British sports cars, commissioned the Bristol Car Division to build a sports car for the US market, called the
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717:. By the time war broke out in 1939, the Bristol works at Filton were the largest single aircraft manufacturing unit in the world, with a floor area of nearly 25
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Although satisfactory by the standards of the day, the Boxkite was not capable of much further development and work soon was started on two new designs, a small
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but neither was flown successfully. At this time, both Challenger and Low left the company to join the newly established aircraft division of the armament firm
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375:, leased from the Bristol Tramway Company. Additionally, key personnel for the new business were recruited from the employees of the Tramway Company, such as
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similar turrets were fitted to the Bristol Bombay. The first powered turrets by Bristol used hydraulics. In the B.II nose turret and B.III tail turret, a
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mounted in a narrow horizontal strip was linked to gunsight. A ram rotated the strip and hence the gun horizontally, the glazing remaining stationary.
1078:). Other records at Bristol Record Office include the papers of Lionel Harris, an engineer at the Bristol Aeroplane Company in the 1940s (Ref. 42794) (
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1122:, a 14-cylinder two-row (helical) radial, which they launched in 1918. This engine saw little use but the simpler nine-cylinder version known as the
476:, went on to become a commercial success, a total of 76 being constructed. Many served in the company's flying schools and examples were sold to the
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In 1915, Barnwell returned from France, his skills as pilot being considered to be of much less value than his ability as a designer. At this time
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The Helicopter Division started out at the main Bristol Aeroplane Company site in Filton, but from 1955 it was moved to the Oldmixon factory in
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The first batch equipped the two training schools, as well as serving as demonstration machines; the aircraft, which gained the nickname of the
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was cancelled, the management of the combined company allowed development of the Type 194 to continue, but it too failed to find a market.
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In August 1938, Frank Barnwell was killed flying a light aircraft of his own design; Barnwell was succeeded as Bristol's Chief Designer by
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as a counterpart of the airframe-producing company mergers that formed BAC. Bristol retained a 50% share of the new company, with
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principle, which developed into some of the most powerful piston engines in the world and continued to be sold into the 1960s.
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In 1966, the Bristol holding company which held 20 per cent of BAC and 50 per cent of Bristol Siddeley engines was acquired by
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When the war ended, Bristol set up a separate helicopter division in the Weston-super-Mare factory, under helicopter pioneer
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twin-rotor helicopter, designed as a general-purpose land-based helicopter for the Royal Air Force. Twenty-six were built.
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let it be known that it would be a good idea if the Bristol Aeroplane Company purchased it. The Jupiter competed with the
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GEC purchased EE and with it The Marconi Company and EE's shareholding in BAC, through its subsidiary EE Aircraft.
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as a material in a Mach 2.0 airframe. By the time the aircraft flew in 1962, the company was already part of BAC.
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Bristol was involved in the post-war renaissance of British civilian aircraft, which was largely inspired by the
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on 20 July 1910, piloted by Maurice Edmonds. The aircraft proved entirely satisfactory during flight tests.
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for missile propulsion. The guided weapons division eventually became part of Matra BAe Dynamics Alenia (
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termination, Bristol decided to focus on development of a large turboprop-powered airliner, known as the
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in France during 1909, after which he recognised aviation as holding significant business potential.
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where, in June 1910, a school was established on 2,248 acres (9.10 km) of land leased from the
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in 1966, who continued to develop and market Bristol-designed engines. The BAC works were in
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still have a presence at the Filton site where the Bristol Aeroplane Company was located.
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English Electric Aircraft, a subsidiary of the English Electric Company.
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group holding the other 50%. In 1966, Bristol Siddeley was purchased by
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During early 1912 a highly secret separate design office, known as the "
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in May 1919. For £15,000 Bristol got the Cosmos design team, headed by
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The first project that was worked on by Barnwell after his return, the
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machine guns as the Mark II variant. The Mark IV had two 0.303 guns.
1531:- steam powered passenger derivative of Pullman, 2 built but not flown
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After the Type 171, the Bristol Helicopter Division started work on a
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for the production of Beaufighters, and underground at Hawthorn, near
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raids. This was not successful but, in 1916, work was started on the
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The only flying Blenheim (Mk.1 L6739) displaying at Duxford in 2015
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The company expanded rapidly, establishing a second factory at the
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1645:- troop transport-medium bomber for use in Middle East and India
1416:- armoured biplane scout for France, first flight 1914, one built
915:
831:
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718:
504:
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315:
1377:-series of monoplane trainers designed by Henri Coanda from 1912
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turbojet – including the joint development Bristol started with
379:, who served as the company's chief engineer and works manager.
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648:. During this time the company, acting under pressure from the
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BAC went on to become a founding component of the nationalised
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to meet Operational Requirement 1140; did not enter production
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Bristol's most successful aircraft during this period was the
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1383:- series of biplane designed by Eric Gordon England from 1912
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1525:- short takeoff and slow landing speed competition entrant
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957:, was constructed in the 1950s to test the feasibility of
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5225:
1557:
Bristol Type 73 Taxiplane and Type 83/183 Primary Trainer
1246:
1106:, formed from the pre-First World War automobile company
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heavy two-seat multirole aircraft, a long-range fighter,
335:
2499:"Helicopter Production at the Bristol Aeroplane Company"
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routes, it proved a commercial success; both it and the
499:. Both of these were exhibited at the 1911 Aero Show at
2967:
Documents and clippings about Bristol Aeroplane Company
941:
Concorde, originated from the Bristol 223 project study
570:(RAE), and Bristol had already built a number of their
247:. Notable aircraft produced by the company include the
5974:
Defunct helicopter manufacturers of the United Kingdom
1564:- two-seat reconnaissance/fighter, 4 prototypes built
1110:. In 1917, Cosmos was asked to investigate air-cooled
660:, to form the nucleus of a new aero-engine operation.
27:
1910–1959 aerospace manufacturer in the United Kingdom
1668:- parallel development of Type 142 with Aquila engine
1656:- high-altitude monoplane research aircraft, 1 built
1541:
Bristol Type 62 and 75 Ten-Seater and Type 79 Brandon
1050:(BAe), which later became part of the now-privatised
765:
torpedo bomber, itself a derivative of the Blenheim.
2945:. US Centennial of Flight Commission. Archived from
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1447:
Bristol Types 10, 11, 20, and 77 M.1 Monoplane Scout
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had its roots in 1944, when the helicopter designer
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1405:- derivative of Bristol Coanda Monoplane as biplane
4560:Timeline of British aerospace companies since 1955
2839:
918:development, culminating in the production of the
652:, bought the aero-engine division of the bankrupt
2874:
1553:- conversion of F.2 fighter to use Jupiter engine
1030:Walford Webb Woodward to supervise this project.
612:, which was developed into the highly successful
5950:
5751:Port Victoria Marine Experimental Aircraft Depot
2784:The Road to Success: Alfred McAlpine 1935 – 1985
2303:
2301:
1537:- convertible monoplane/biplane. prototypes only
1253:. First flying in 1958, 26 were built in total.
271:, and much of the preliminary work which led to
1662:'Britain First' - high speed passenger aircraft
619:Another aircraft designed at this time was the
527:was appointed as the company's chief designer.
5979:Former defence companies of the United Kingdom
5039:
4545:
4143:
2995:
2298:
1241:civil helicopter. The result was the 13-seat
523:. In January 1912 Romanian aircraft engineer
2919:. British Aircraft Directory. Archived from
2346:"Personnel Lift 2, Spring Quarry (1576642)"
2310:
741:, Bristol's most important aircraft was the
480:as well as a number of foreign governments.
239:companies, designing and manufacturing both
5984:Manufacturing companies established in 1910
2529:"Bristol Type 171 Sycamore Production List"
2379:"American Sports Car Has European Origins."
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1452:Bristol Types 12, 14–17, and 22 F.2 Fighter
353:British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Ltd
287:(BAC) and Bristol Aero Engines merged with
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2065:, also known by MoS codename "Blue Rapier"
1497:- passender derivative of Braemar, 1 built
1489:Bristol Types 24 Braemar and 25 Braemar II
1224:Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment
1038:In 1977, BAC was nationalised, along with
78:(as British and Colonial Aircraft Company)
45:
5964:Defunct aircraft manufacturers of England
5873:Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
5868:Defence Electronics and Components Agency
4951:Government owned from 1966 to liquidation
2875:Wansborough-White, G (12 February 1960),
1682:Bristol Types 142M, 149, and 160 Blenheim
1584:Bristol Types 93 Boarhound and 93A Beaver
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5055:Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom
2145:Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom
2017:
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1724:- two engine fighter, and torpedo bomber
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1774:Bristol Type 170 Freighter and Wayfarer
1759:1964 Royal Air Force Bristol Britannia
1007:The Bristol Aeroplane Company of Canada
761:. The Beaufighter was derived from the
667:having been first flown in a prototype
14:
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5924:Society of British Aerospace Companies
5357:Air Navigation and Engineering Company
4909:GEC-Marconi/Marconi Electronic Systems
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1710:Bristol Fairchild Type 149 Bolingbroke
1501:Bristol Types 27–29, 47, and 48 Tourer
1201:
815:. Vehicle production was conducted at
694:fighter, which formed the mainstay of
405:
233:British and Colonial Aeroplane Company
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2870:. 16 February 1950. pp. 213–227.
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2790:
2649:Adventure with Fate: An Autobiography
2350:Research records (formerly PastScape)
1730:- four engine heavy bomber, not built
1362:- monoplanes designed by Pierre Prier
1230:, had a shaky start after the wooden
511:, the former chief instructor at the
361:Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company
314:, about 4 miles (6 km) north of
4744:Short Brothers & Harland Limited
3009:
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1975:small free-power turbine engine for
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1054:. The Canadian unit was acquired by
949:, which were later to contribute to
425:Bristol Boxkite Centenary Flight at
306:. Bristol Siddeley was purchased by
5071:Manufacturing in the United Kingdom
2069:
724:
382:Flying schools were established at
24:
5969:Defunct companies based in Bristol
4899:The General Electric Company (GEC)
2589:"Bristol Type 192 Production List"
2559:"Bristol Type 173 Production List"
2061:Bristol 182 for the specification
1963:two-spool vectored thrust turbofan
1328:
1152:In 1956, the division was renamed
1102:was originally a separate entity,
1058:and sold in 1997 to current owner
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975:
796:. This facility was taken over by
644:and its assets transferred to the
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557:
25:
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5899:Farnborough International Airshow
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2462:"Rolls/Bristol Merger Discussed."
2384:, April 1954, p. 86, bottom page.
2026:Bristol missile designs include:
1535:Bristol Types 52 and 53 Bullfinch
803:Other post-war projects included
656:, based in the Bristol suburb of
5935:
5934:
2938:, the founder's family's website
2416:"History of the Bristol Marque."
2129:
1824:Bristol Engine designs include:
1770:- very large airliner, one built
1491:- triplane heavy bomber, 2 built
1399:- derivative of TB.8 for Romania
1368:- hydroplanes built to ideas by
1214:The Bristol Aeroplane Company's
911:going into quantity production.
355:was founded in February 1910 by
5878:European Aviation Safety Agency
5731:Nieuport & General Aircraft
5726:National Aircraft Factory No. 2
5002:
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3063:Bristol Gordon England biplanes
2895:. 16 February 1950. p. 228
2838:Russell, Sir Archibald (1992).
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1551:Bristol Type 76 Jupiter Fighter
1381:Bristol Gordon England biplanes
881:report of 1943–5. In 1949, the
5999:1910 establishments in England
5736:Norman Thompson Flight Company
5467:British Aircraft Manufacturing
2943:"Bristol aircraft and engines"
2812:The British Fighter since 1912
2437:Barnes 1988, pp. 344-345, 347.
2334:
2319:
2289:
2280:
2271:
2262:
2168:Bristol Aeroplane Company F.C.
2043:– large surface-to-air missile
1795:
1420:
1126:was clearly a winning design.
914:Another post-war activity was
646:Bristol Aeroplane Company, Ltd
13:
1:
5786:Seaplane Experimental Station
5766:Rollason Aircraft and Engines
5517:Aeronautical Technical School
5422:William Beardmore and Company
5066:Economy of the United Kingdom
2936:The Bristol Aeroplane Company
2793:The Bristol Aeroplane Company
2174:
1933:turboprop with heat exchanger
1145:line of radials based on the
811:designs as the basis for the
782:Royal West of England Academy
538:'s ideas for naval aircraft.
414:A Bristol Boxkite Replica at
346:
5771:Royal Aircraft Establishment
5462:British Aircraft Corporation
5387:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
4979:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
4916:The English Electric Company
4870:British Aircraft Corporation
4188:Horizontally opposed engines
3058:Bristol Coanda monoplanes
2394:"Arnolt-Bristol Sports Car."
2252:"Bristol Aeroplane Company."
2179:
1791:high speed research aircraft
1750:
1722:Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter
1513:- unbuilt passenger aircraft
1506:Bristol Types 30 and 46 Babe
1472:
1273:in 1960. When the competing
994:British Aircraft Corporation
568:Royal Aircraft Establishment
483:
285:British Aircraft Corporation
139:British Aircraft Corporation
69:; 114 years ago
7:
5164:British Airways Engineering
5114:Surrey Satellite Technology
2971:20th Century Press Archives
2917:"Bristol Aeroplane Company"
2773:Clarke, R. Wallace (1993).
2756:Bristol Aircraft Since 1910
2721:, 8 September 1949. p. 313.
2449:Bristol Aircraft Since 1910
2122:
1745:Bristol Type 166 Buckmaster
1734:Bristol Type 163 Buckingham
1427:Bristol Types 1–5 Scout A-D
1300:
1291:
1118:, produced what became the
1065:
953:. A research aircraft, the
787:
507:. Their place was taken by
112:; 65 years ago
98:; 58 years ago
10:
6020:
5919:Royal Aeronautical Society
5529:Desoutter Aircraft Company
5492:Clayton & Shuttleworth
4926:
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4897:
4801:
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4766:
4759:
4752:
4747:
4742:
2810:Mason, Francis K. (1992).
2662:Bristol: An Aircraft Album
1819:
1784:Bristol Type 175 Britannia
1562:Bristol Type 84 Bloodhound
1519:- biplane racer, one built
849:to class victories in the
654:Cosmos Engineering Company
457:compensation from Zodiac.
432:
341:
31:
5959:Bristol Aeroplane Company
5932:
5886:
5853:
5624:Hants and Sussex Aviation
5539:Dunlop Standard Aerospace
5442:Bristol Aeroplane Company
5334:
5086:
5079:
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4829:Hawker Siddeley Dynamics
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4174:Bristol Aeroplane Company
4172:
4084:
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3982:
3931:
3895:
3862:Bristol Coanda Monoplanes
3849:
3828:
3779:
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3681:
3096:
3018:
2775:British Aircraft Armament
2664:, Ian Allan, 1973, p.108.
2331:, 11 August 1938. p. 124.
2259:, Retrieved: 12 May 2017.
2170:, the works football team
1768:Bristol Type 167 Brabazon
1716:Bristol Type 152 Beaufort
1598:Bristol Type 99 Badminton
1375:Bristol Coanda Monoplanes
1139:Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar
721:(2,691,000 square feet).
534:", was set up to work on
519:: he was later joined by
229:Bristol Aeroplane Company
199:
166:
148:
134:
126:
92:
82:
63:
53:
44:
40:Bristol Aeroplane Company
5863:Civil Aviation Authority
5806:Sopwith Aviation Company
5609:Gloster Aircraft Company
5604:General Electric Company
5594:Garland Aircraft Company
5477:Central Aircraft Company
5457:British Aircraft Company
5447:British Aerial Transport
5347:Abbott-Baynes Sailplanes
4975:Gloster Aircraft Company
4826:Hawker Siddeley Aviation
3053:Bristol Prier monoplanes
2962:Bristol aircraft engines
2889:"Projects from the past"
2791:James, Derek N. (2001).
2484:: 1054, 28 December 1967
2399:17 December 2014 at the
1740:Bristol Type 164 Brigand
1712:- licence built Blenheim
1613:Bristol Type 107 Bullpup
1608:Bristol Type 105 Bulldog
1568:Bristol Type 90 Berkeley
1366:Bristol-Burney seaplanes
1350:Bristol Biplane Type 'T'
890:. Capable of traversing
443:, a biplane designed by
32:Not to be confused with
5994:20th century in Bristol
5796:SELEX Sistemi Integrati
5669:Lindstrand Technologies
5639:Heston Aircraft Company
5589:Foster, Wikner Aircraft
5569:Fairey Aviation Company
5549:Edgar Percival Aircraft
5497:Comper Aircraft Company
4097:George Henry Challenger
2846:. Shrewsbury: Airlife.
2679:Bristol Aero Collection
2651:, Airlife, 1984, p.324.
1643:Bristol Type 130 Bombay
1593:Bristol Type 95 Bagshot
1573:Bristol Type 91 Brownie
1511:Bristol Type 31 Grampus
1495:Bristol Type 26 Pullman
1467:Bristol Type 21 Scout F
1462:Bristol Type 18 Scout E
1360:Bristol Prier monoplane
970:Hawker Siddeley Trident
733:The Bristol Beaufighter
621:Bristol Monoplane Scout
576:Royal Naval Air Service
5711:Moss Brothers Aircraft
5644:Hewlett & Blondeau
5502:Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft
5281:Safran Landing Systems
5131:Military Air Solutions
4749:Short Brothers Limited
3038:Bristol Racing Biplane
2786:. Rainbird Publishing.
2467:, 9 June 1966. p. 496.
2426:UK Bristol Owners Club
2404:UK Bristol Owners Club
2035:surface-to-air missile
2023:
2022:The Bristol Bloodhound
1926:
1886:Sleeve-valve engines:
1779:Bristol Superfreighter
1763:
1705:
1517:Bristol Type 32 Bullet
1484:Bristol Type 23 Badger
1345:Bristol Racing Biplane
1322:
1310:
1211:
1100:Bristol Engine Company
1095:
1086:Bristol Engine Company
942:
903:development, with the
865:
751:ground attack aircraft
734:
704:public limited company
687:
636:
590:
430:
418:
58:Aerospace manufacturer
5679:M. B. Arpin & Co.
5574:Fane Aircraft Company
5437:Boulton Paul Aircraft
5196:Dunlop Aircraft Tyres
5121:Babcock International
4939:; since 2019 part of
2877:"Fifty Bristol Years"
2829:Pudney, John (1960).
2754:Barnes, C.H. (1964).
2421:26 April 2012 at the
2152:, Canadian subsidiary
2077:Vickers K machine gun
2021:
1951:single-spool turbojet
1924:
1758:
1703:
1546:Bristol Type 72 Racer
1529:Bristol Type 37 Tramp
1523:Bristol Type 36 Seely
1457:Bristol Type 13 M.R.1
1432:Bristol Type 6 T.T.A.
1316:
1308:
1286:The Helicopter Museum
1209:
1156:and then merged with
1093:
968:(a competitor of the
940:
864:The Bristol Britannia
863:
807:, which used pre-war
732:
685:
634:
588:
490:tractor configuration
424:
413:
122:(aircraft production)
5836:Westland Helicopters
5664:Lakes Flying Company
5402:Austin Motor Company
5367:The Airscrew Company
3882:Bolingbroke IVT/IVTT
3780:Passenger Transports
2629:on 28 September 2011
2509:on 27 September 2011
2482:Flight International
2465:Flight International
2316:Barnes 1964, p. 117.
2014:Missiles and rockets
1580:'Laboratory' biplane
1392:Bristol Hydro no.120
1275:Westland Westminster
1271:Westland Helicopters
1222:, released from the
1154:Bristol Aero Engines
1094:The Bristol Hercules
1056:Rolls-Royce Holdings
784:, Clifton, Bristol.
281:Bristol Aero Engines
205:Bristol Aero-Engines
5721:Nash & Thompson
5716:D. Napier & Son
5701:Matra Marconi Space
5554:Elliotts of Newbury
5231:Hybrid Air Vehicles
5216:GE Aviation Systems
5211:General Dynamics UK
5206:Finmeccanica UK Ltd
4904:The Marconi Company
4107:Eric Gordon England
2782:Gray, Tony (1987).
2777:. Patrick Stephens.
2660:Oughton, James D.;
2307:Mason 1992, p. 194.
2295:Barnes 1988, p. 48.
2286:Barnes 1988, p. 14.
2277:Barnes 1988, p. 24.
2268:Barnes 1988, p. 13.
1957:two-shaft turboprop
1939:two-shaft turboprop
1925:The Bristol Pegasus
1442:Bristol Type 8 S.2A
1437:Bristol Type 7 F.3A
1216:Helicopter Division
1202:Helicopter Division
1074:(Ref. 35810/GW/T) (
851:24 Hours of Le Mans
686:The Bristol Bulldog
589:The Bristol Fighter
406:The Bristol Boxkite
207:Bristol Helicopters
41:
6004:History of Bristol
5826:Vickers-Armstrongs
5746:Parnall & Sons
5689:Electronic Systems
5659:Kingsbury Aviation
5432:Boulton & Paul
5427:Blackburn Aircraft
5372:Airship Industries
5311:Thales Air Defence
5246:Marshall Aerospace
5241:Lockheed Martin UK
5184:Technical Services
5109:Astrium Satellites
4941:Spirit AeroSystems
4865:Vickers-Armstrongs
4754:Short Brothers plc
2883:, flightglobal.com
2814:. London: Putnam.
2795:. Stroud: Tempus.
2758:. London: Putnam.
2739:Clarke 1993 p30-31
2716:"Bristol Theseus."
2447:Barnes, C (1988).
2024:
1945:two-spool turbojet
1927:
1813:Type 192 Belvedere
1764:
1706:
1323:
1311:
1212:
1158:Armstrong Siddeley
1104:Cosmos Engineering
1096:
1060:Magellan Aerospace
1027:Alfred Herbert Ltd
990:Vickers-Armstrongs
943:
879:Brabazon Committee
866:
735:
688:
637:
635:The Bristol Badger
591:
564:Royal Flying Corps
431:
419:
359:, chairman of the
289:Armstrong Siddeley
39:
5946:
5945:
5856:regulatory bodies
5849:
5848:
5831:Westland Aircraft
5781:Scottish Aviation
5487:Chrislea Aircraft
5452:British Aerospace
5326:Ultra Electronics
5159:Boeing Defence UK
5021:
5020:
5016:
5015:
4808:British Aerospace
4803:Scottish Aviation
4527:
4526:
4497:
4496:
4316:
4315:
4125:
4124:
4117:Archibald Russell
4080:
4079:
3043:Bristol Monoplane
2833:. London: Putnam.
2685:on 19 August 2011
2647:Penrose, Harald;
2599:on 23 August 2002
2478:"Farewell to BSE"
2382:Popular Mechanics
2369:Gray 1987, p. 35.
2326:"Frank Barnwell."
2164:, engine designer
2158:, engine designer
2150:Bristol Aerospace
2049:– research rocket
1988:
1987:
1802:Type 171 Sycamore
1692:
1691:
1623:Bristol Type 110A
1370:Dennistoun Burney
1355:Bristol Monoplane
1319:Bristol Belvedere
1282:Weston-Super-Mare
1048:British Aerospace
1040:Scottish Aviation
1017:Vancouver Airport
774:Weston-super-Mare
536:Dennistoun Burney
515:flying school at
377:George Challenger
300:British Aerospace
231:, originally the
225:
224:
218:Bristol Aerospace
191:Archibald Russell
108:(holding company)
34:Bristol Aerospace
18:Bristol Aeroplane
16:(Redirected from
6011:
5938:
5937:
5811:Spartan Aircraft
5761:Reid and Sigrist
5654:Hunting Aircraft
5649:Hordern-Richmond
5599:General Aircraft
5584:Folland Aircraft
5559:English Electric
5482:Chilton Aircraft
5407:Aviation Traders
5382:Airwork Services
5316:Thales Optronics
5266:Reaction Engines
5136:Eurofighter GmbH
5084:
5083:
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5852:
5842:
5839:
5837:
5834:
5832:
5829:
5827:
5824:
5822:
5819:
5817:
5814:
5812:
5809:
5807:
5804:
5802:
5799:
5797:
5794:
5792:
5791:SELEX Galileo
5789:
5787:
5784:
5782:
5779:
5777:
5774:
5772:
5769:
5767:
5764:
5762:
5759:
5757:
5754:
5752:
5749:
5747:
5744:
5742:
5739:
5737:
5734:
5732:
5729:
5727:
5724:
5722:
5719:
5717:
5714:
5712:
5709:
5707:
5704:
5702:
5699:
5697:
5694:
5690:
5687:
5686:
5685:
5682:
5680:
5677:
5675:
5672:
5670:
5667:
5665:
5662:
5660:
5657:
5655:
5652:
5650:
5647:
5645:
5642:
5640:
5637:
5635:
5632:
5630:
5627:
5625:
5622:
5620:
5617:
5615:
5614:Grahame-White
5612:
5610:
5607:
5605:
5602:
5600:
5597:
5595:
5592:
5590:
5587:
5585:
5582:
5580:
5577:
5575:
5572:
5570:
5567:
5565:
5562:
5560:
5557:
5555:
5552:
5550:
5547:
5545:
5542:
5540:
5537:
5535:
5532:
5530:
5527:
5523:
5520:
5518:
5515:
5514:
5513:
5510:
5508:
5507:Dart Aircraft
5505:
5503:
5500:
5498:
5495:
5493:
5490:
5488:
5485:
5483:
5480:
5478:
5475:
5473:
5472:BTR Aerospace
5470:
5468:
5465:
5463:
5460:
5458:
5455:
5453:
5450:
5448:
5445:
5443:
5440:
5438:
5435:
5433:
5430:
5428:
5425:
5423:
5420:
5418:
5415:
5413:
5410:
5408:
5405:
5403:
5400:
5398:
5395:
5393:
5390:
5388:
5385:
5383:
5380:
5378:
5375:
5373:
5370:
5368:
5365:
5363:
5360:
5358:
5355:
5353:
5350:
5348:
5345:
5343:
5340:
5339:
5337:
5333:
5327:
5324:
5322:
5319:
5317:
5314:
5312:
5309:
5307:
5304:
5302:
5299:
5297:
5294:
5292:
5289:
5287:
5284:
5282:
5279:
5277:
5274:
5272:
5269:
5267:
5264:
5262:
5259:
5257:
5254:
5252:
5249:
5247:
5244:
5242:
5239:
5237:
5234:
5232:
5229:
5227:
5224:
5222:
5219:
5217:
5214:
5212:
5209:
5207:
5204:
5202:
5199:
5197:
5194:
5192:
5191:Draken Europe
5189:
5185:
5182:
5181:
5180:
5177:
5175:
5172:
5170:
5167:
5165:
5162:
5160:
5157:
5155:
5152:
5147:
5143:
5140:
5137:
5134:
5132:
5129:
5128:
5127:
5124:
5122:
5119:
5115:
5112:
5111:
5110:
5107:
5105:
5102:
5100:
5097:
5095:
5092:
5091:
5089:
5085:
5082:
5078:
5072:
5069:
5067:
5064:
5063:
5060:
5056:
5049:
5044:
5042:
5037:
5035:
5030:
5029:
5026:
5005:
4996:
4987:
4980:
4976:
4972:
4966:
4957:
4948:
4942:
4938:
4932:
4928:
4925:
4922:
4917:
4913:
4910:
4905:
4900:
4896:
4893:
4889:
4886:
4882:
4879:
4875:
4871:
4866:
4862:
4859:
4855:
4852:
4848:
4843:
4839:
4836:
4832:
4827:
4822:
4818:
4815:
4809:
4804:
4800:
4797:
4793:
4782:
4777:
4773:
4762:
4758:
4755:
4750:
4745:
4741:
4737:
4734:
4731:
4728:
4725:
4722:
4719:
4716:
4713:
4710:
4707:
4704:
4701:
4698:
4695:
4692:
4689:
4686:
4683:
4680:
4677:
4674:
4671:
4668:
4665:
4662:
4659:
4656:
4653:
4650:
4647:
4644:
4641:
4638:
4635:
4632:
4629:
4626:
4623:
4620:
4617:
4614:
4611:
4608:
4605:
4602:
4599:
4596:
4593:
4590:
4589:
4569:
4564:
4555:
4550:
4548:
4543:
4541:
4536:
4535:
4532:
4520:
4517:
4515:
4512:
4510:
4507:
4506:
4504:
4500:
4490:
4487:
4485:
4482:
4480:
4477:
4476:
4474:
4471:
4467:
4461:
4458:
4456:
4453:
4452:
4450:
4447:
4443:
4437:
4434:
4432:
4429:
4427:
4424:
4422:
4419:
4417:
4414:
4412:
4409:
4408:
4406:
4403:
4399:
4395:
4389:
4386:
4384:
4381:
4379:
4376:
4374:
4371:
4369:
4366:
4363:
4359:
4356:
4354:
4351:
4350:
4348:
4345:
4341:
4337:
4334:
4331:
4326:
4323:
4319:
4309:
4306:
4304:
4301:
4299:
4296:
4294:
4291:
4289:
4286:
4284:
4281:
4280:
4278:
4275:
4272:
4268:
4262:
4259:
4257:
4254:
4252:
4249:
4247:
4244:
4242:
4239:
4237:
4234:
4232:
4229:
4227:
4224:
4222:
4219:
4217:
4214:
4213:
4211:
4208:
4204:
4198:
4195:
4194:
4192:
4189:
4185:
4182:
4179:
4175:
4171:
4167:
4164:
4160:
4153:
4148:
4146:
4141:
4139:
4134:
4133:
4130:
4118:
4115:
4113:
4110:
4108:
4105:
4103:
4100:
4098:
4095:
4093:
4090:
4089:
4087:
4083:
4073:
4070:
4068:
4065:
4063:
4060:
4059:
4057:
4053:
4047:
4044:
4042:
4039:
4038:
4036:
4032:
4026:
4023:
4021:
4018:
4016:
4013:
4011:
4008:
4006:
4003:
4001:
3998:
3996:
3993:
3991:
3988:
3987:
3985:
3981:
3975:
3972:
3970:
3967:
3965:
3962:
3960:
3957:
3955:
3952:
3950:
3947:
3945:
3942:
3940:
3937:
3936:
3934:
3930:
3924:
3921:
3919:
3916:
3914:
3911:
3909:
3906:
3904:
3901:
3900:
3898:
3894:
3888:
3885:
3883:
3880:
3878:
3875:
3873:
3870:
3868:
3865:
3863:
3860:
3858:
3855:
3854:
3852:
3848:
3842:
3839:
3837:
3834:
3833:
3831:
3827:
3821:
3818:
3816:
3813:
3811:
3810:
3809:Britain First
3805:
3803:
3800:
3798:
3795:
3793:
3790:
3788:
3785:
3784:
3782:
3778:
3772:
3769:
3767:
3764:
3762:
3759:
3757:
3754:
3752:
3749:
3747:
3744:
3742:
3739:
3737:
3734:
3732:
3729:
3727:
3724:
3722:
3719:
3717:
3716:M.1 Monoplane
3714:
3712:
3709:
3707:
3704:
3702:
3699:
3697:
3694:
3693:
3691:
3687:
3684:
3680:
3674:
3671:
3669:
3666:
3664:
3661:
3659:
3656:
3654:
3651:
3649:
3646:
3644:
3641:
3639:
3636:
3634:
3631:
3629:
3626:
3624:
3621:
3619:
3616:
3614:
3611:
3609:
3606:
3604:
3601:
3599:
3596:
3594:
3591:
3589:
3586:
3584:
3581:
3579:
3576:
3574:
3571:
3569:
3566:
3564:
3561:
3559:
3556:
3554:
3551:
3549:
3546:
3544:
3541:
3539:
3536:
3534:
3531:
3529:
3526:
3524:
3521:
3519:
3516:
3514:
3511:
3509:
3505:
3502:
3500:
3497:
3495:
3492:
3490:
3487:
3485:
3482:
3480:
3477:
3475:
3472:
3470:
3467:
3465:
3462:
3460:
3457:
3455:
3452:
3450:
3447:
3445:
3442:
3440:
3437:
3435:
3432:
3430:
3427:
3425:
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3410:
3407:
3405:
3402:
3400:
3397:
3395:
3392:
3390:
3387:
3385:
3382:
3380:
3377:
3375:
3372:
3370:
3367:
3365:
3362:
3360:
3357:
3355:
3352:
3350:
3347:
3345:
3342:
3340:
3337:
3335:
3332:
3330:
3327:
3325:
3322:
3320:
3317:
3315:
3312:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3302:
3300:
3297:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3285:
3282:
3280:
3277:
3275:
3272:
3270:
3267:
3265:
3262:
3260:
3257:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3247:
3245:
3242:
3240:
3237:
3235:
3232:
3230:
3227:
3225:
3222:
3220:
3217:
3215:
3212:
3210:
3207:
3205:
3202:
3200:
3197:
3195:
3192:
3190:
3187:
3185:
3182:
3180:
3177:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3167:
3165:
3162:
3160:
3157:
3155:
3152:
3150:
3147:
3144:
3142:
3139:
3137:
3134:
3132:
3129:
3127:
3124:
3122:
3119:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3109:
3107:
3104:
3103:
3101:
3095:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3034:
3031:
3029:
3026:
3025:
3023:
3017:
3012:
3005:
3000:
2998:
2993:
2991:
2986:
2985:
2982:
2976:
2972:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2960:
2948:
2944:
2940:
2937:
2934:
2922:
2918:
2914:
2913:
2894:
2890:
2886:
2882:
2878:
2873:
2869:
2868:
2863:
2859:
2855:
2853:1-85310-234-2
2849:
2844:
2843:
2836:
2832:
2827:
2823:
2821:0-85177-852-6
2817:
2813:
2808:
2804:
2802:0-7524-1754-1
2798:
2794:
2789:
2785:
2780:
2776:
2771:
2767:
2765:0-370-00015-3
2761:
2757:
2752:
2751:
2736:
2727:
2720:
2717:
2712:
2706:, p. 384
2705:
2700:
2684:
2680:
2676:
2670:
2663:
2657:
2650:
2644:
2628:
2624:
2620:
2614:
2598:
2594:
2590:
2584:
2568:
2564:
2560:
2554:
2538:
2534:
2530:
2524:
2508:
2504:
2500:
2494:
2492:
2483:
2479:
2473:
2466:
2463:
2458:
2450:
2443:
2434:
2427:
2424:
2420:
2417:
2412:
2405:
2402:
2398:
2395:
2390:
2383:
2380:
2375:
2366:
2351:
2347:
2343:
2337:
2330:
2327:
2322:
2313:
2304:
2302:
2292:
2283:
2274:
2265:
2258:
2257:
2253:
2248:
2246:
2244:
2242:
2240:
2238:
2236:
2234:
2232:
2230:
2228:
2226:
2224:
2222:
2220:
2218:
2216:
2214:
2212:
2210:
2208:
2206:
2204:
2202:
2200:
2198:
2196:
2194:
2192:
2190:
2185:
2169:
2166:
2163:
2162:Harry Ricardo
2160:
2157:
2154:
2151:
2148:
2146:
2143:
2142:
2138:
2127:
2120:
2117:
2113:
2109:
2106:
2102:
2098:
2095:
2092:
2090:
2089:Fairey Battle
2086:
2080:
2078:
2064:
2060:
2058:
2054:
2051:
2048:
2045:
2042:
2039:
2036:
2032:
2029:
2028:
2027:
2020:
2009:
2006:
2004:
2001:
1999:
1996:
1995:
1994:
1993:
1992:Ramjet types:
1984:
1978:
1974:
1973:Bristol Janus
1971:
1969:APU for TSR-2
1968:
1965:
1962:
1959:
1956:
1953:
1950:
1947:
1944:
1941:
1938:
1935:
1932:
1929:
1928:
1923:
1919:
1916:
1912:
1909:
1907:
1904:
1902:
1899:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1888:
1887:
1884:
1880:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1837:
1836:
1835:
1834:
1830:
1829:
1825:
1814:
1811:
1808:
1805:
1803:
1800:
1799:
1790:
1787:
1785:
1782:
1780:
1777:
1775:
1772:
1769:
1766:
1765:
1762:
1757:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1735:
1732:
1729:
1726:
1723:
1720:
1717:
1714:
1711:
1708:
1707:
1702:
1688:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1667:
1664:
1661:
1658:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1647:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1589:
1585:
1582:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1536:
1533:
1530:
1527:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1515:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1496:
1493:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1481:
1480:
1479:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1424:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1409:Bristol P.B.8
1407:
1404:
1403:Bristol T.B.8
1401:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1387:Bristol B.R.7
1385:
1382:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1367:
1364:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1332:
1326:
1320:
1315:
1307:
1298:
1289:
1287:
1283:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1268:
1264:
1260:
1254:
1252:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1235:
1233:
1229:
1225:
1221:
1217:
1208:
1199:
1197:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1173:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1159:
1155:
1150:
1148:
1144:
1140:
1136:
1132:
1127:
1125:
1121:
1117:
1113:
1109:
1105:
1101:
1092:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1073:
1063:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1049:
1045:
1041:
1031:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1014:
1004:
1002:
997:
995:
991:
987:
983:
973:
971:
967:
962:
960:
956:
952:
948:
939:
935:
933:
929:
925:
924:rocket motors
921:
917:
912:
910:
906:
902:
897:
893:
892:transatlantic
889:
884:
880:
875:
872:
862:
858:
856:
852:
848:
845:
841:
837:
833:
829:
825:
820:
818:
814:
810:
806:
801:
799:
795:
785:
783:
779:
775:
771:
766:
764:
760:
756:
752:
748:
747:night fighter
744:
740:
731:
722:
720:
716:
711:
709:
705:
699:
697:
693:
684:
680:
678:
674:
670:
666:
661:
659:
655:
651:
647:
643:
633:
624:
622:
617:
615:
611:
607:
603:
598:
596:
587:
583:
581:
577:
573:
569:
565:
555:
553:
549:
544:
541:
537:
533:
528:
526:
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4180:(1920-1956)
4055:Helicopters
3841:Bolingbroke
3771:Beaufighter
3761:Blenheim IF
3721:F.2 Fighter
2704:Barnes 1964
2256:BAE Systems
1796:Helicopters
1421:World War I
1172:Rolls-Royce
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844:Bristol 450
828:Frazer Nash
819:, Bristol.
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548:Brislington
427:RAAF Museum
416:RAAF Museum
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4288:Centaurus
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5377:Airspeed
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4005:Blenheim
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3974:Type 221
3969:Type 188
3964:Type 138
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3756:Type 133
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