Aviation Manufacturing Industry

The Lysander, Canberra, Lightning and Folland Gnat are massive names in the world of aviation. Only three aspects bound together these top-class ai...

The Supermarine Spitfire was a classic design, well known for its efforts in defending British shores during the Second World War. However, while R...

R.J. Mitchell was virtually self-taught and almost all his aircraft were slow-flying seaplanes. The story of how this man from the land-locked Midl...

Do you remember the time we used to do New York in three hours?Even twenty years after its final flight, Concorde remains the pinnacle of aviation ...

Works related to identification of harmful exhaust components from aviation engines have continued since the second half of the last century. These...

This book describes and analyses factors shaping the competitiveness of the U.S. business jet industry during 2006, as well as the industry''s stru...

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is the most recognisable aero engine in the world. It powered the Battle of Britain aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, as...

Oh, the humanity! Radio reporter Herbert Morrison's words on witnessing the destruction of the Hindenburg are etched in our collective memory. Ye...

This book presents a little-known aspect of America's aircraft development of World War II in emphasizing unique and non-production aircraft or mod...

The story of the legendary supersonic passenger jet, told through a series of contemporary documents and records. First flown in 1969, Concorde wa...

Hawker Siddeley's history can be traced back to 1912 and the formation of the Sopwith Aviation Company by Tom Sopwith which metamorphosed into Hawk...

Was Keith Harriss Orville really named after the first-ever flyer? What exactly is a Spitfire? Why did Richard Branson try to cross the Atlantic in...

Scotland has a worldwide reputation for launching some of the greatest ships ever built, but far less is known about our pioneering work on aviatio...

Northern Ireland has an enviable, extensive and often unappreciated role in aviation history. With a focus on aircraft manufacturing from the first...