Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Aircraft_Establishment,_Farnborough
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aeronautical research establishment
gptkbp:closed 1991
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established 1904
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Farnborough,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Sir_Frank_Whittle
gptkb:Sir_Frederick_Handley_Page
gptkb:Sir_Barnes_Wallis
gptkbp:notableFor aeronautical research
aircraft development
wind tunnel testing
aviation medicine research
gptkbp:notableProject development of radar technology
development of the ejection seat
research on Concorde
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Royal_Aircraft_Factory
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Royal_Aircraft_Establishment
1918
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Defence_Research_Agency
gptkbp:website gptkb:Aerospace_Museum
gptkb:Farnborough_Aerospace_Centre
gptkb:Farnborough_Air_Sciences_Trust_Museum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supermarine_Type_508
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6