British aircraft industry

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The British aircraft industry is the national aerospace sector of the United Kingdom, historically known for designing and manufacturing military and civil aircraft, aero engines, and related technologies.

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instanceOf aerospace industry
national industry
alsoKnownAs UK aerospace industry
associatedWith Farnborough International Airshow
Royal Aeronautical Society
contributesTo UK exports
high-technology employment in the UK
country United Kingdom
developsTechnology advanced jet engines
aerospace materials engineering
composite airframes
flight control systems
radar and sensor systems
unmanned aerial vehicles
emerged early 20th century
historicallyIncludedCompany Avro
Blackburn Aircraft
Bristol Aeroplane Company
British Aircraft Corporation
English Electric Aviation
Fairey Aviation Company
Handley Page
Hawker Siddeley
Hawker Siddeley Aviation
linked to: Hawker Siddeley

Short Brothers
Supermarine
Vickers-Armstrongs
Westland Aircraft
de Havilland Aircraft Company
historicallyKnownFor aeronautical innovation
civil aircraft production
jet engine development
military aircraft production
includesActivity aero engine design
aero engine manufacturing
aerospace research and development
aircraft design
aircraft manufacturing
avionics development
includesCompany Airbus UK
linked to: Airbus

BAE Systems
Cobham Limited
linked to: Cobham plc

GKN Aerospace
Leonardo UK
linked to: Leonardo S.p.A.

QinetiQ
Rolls-Royce Holdings
linked to: Rolls-Royce plc
majorRoleIn NATO aerospace capability
linked to: NATO AWACS program

Royal Air Force equipment supply
participatesInProgram A400M Atlas program
linked to: Airbus A400M Atlas

Airbus commercial aircraft
Eurofighter Typhoon program
linked to: Eurofighter Typhoon

F-35 Lightning II program
producedAircraft Avro Lancaster
BAC One-Eleven
BAe 146
BAe Hawk
linked to: BAE Systems Hawk

English Electric Lightning
Eurofighter Typhoon
Hawker Hunter
Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Panavia Tornado
Supermarine Spitfire
Vickers VC10
linked to: RAF VC10

de Havilland Comet
de Havilland Mosquito
producedEngine Rolls-Royce Avon
Rolls-Royce Conway
Rolls-Royce Griffon
Rolls-Royce Merlin
Rolls-Royce RB211
Rolls-Royce Spey
Rolls-Royce Trent family
regulatedBy Civil Aviation Authority
researchInfrastructure Aerospace Technology Institute
Cranfield University
Imperial College London aeronautics department
National Composites Centre
sectorOf British economy
significantDuring First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II
supportedBy UK Ministry of Defence
UK government industrial strategy

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Armstrong Siddeley partOf British aircraft industry
Scottish Aviation partOf British aircraft industry
Hamble airfield partOf British aviation industry
linked to: British aircraft industry
Robert L. Fairey sphereOfInfluence United Kingdom aerospace sector
linked to: British aircraft industry
Sea Skua missile (early work) developer British aerospace industry
linked to: British aircraft industry
Avro Ashton usedBy United Kingdom aviation industry
subject linked to: Avro Ashton (testbed)
linked to: British aircraft industry