Royal Aircraft Establishment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Aircraft_Establishment
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aerospace research organization
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkb:Concorde_development
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane_development
radar research
Spitfire development
aerodynamics research
aircraft camouflage research
aircraft crash investigation
aircraft de-icing systems
aircraft fatigue testing
aircraft icing research
aircraft instrumentation
aircraft materials research
aircraft noise reduction
aircraft structural testing
aviation safety
ejection seat development
flight simulation
jet engine research
parachute development
pilot training research
supersonic flight research
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) research
wind tunnel technology
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:field aeronautics
aerospace engineering
aviation
gptkbp:founded 1904
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Aircraft Establishment
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bedford,_England
gptkb:Farnborough,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Defence_Research_Agency
1991
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Sir_Frank_Whittle
gptkb:Sir_George_Cayley
gptkb:Sir_Frederick_Handley_Page
gptkb:Sir_Barnes_Wallis
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:RAE_Bedford_wind_tunnels
gptkb:RAE_Larynx_(cruise_missile)
gptkb:RAE_Scarab_(drone)
gptkb:RAE_Vickers_Wellington_tests
gptkb:RAE_Zephyr_(glider)
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Royal_Balloon_Factory
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(UK)
gptkbp:renamed 1918
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Cox
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4