WebThe Hawker Typhoon is a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft.It was intended to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, but several design problems were encountered and it never completely satisfied this requirement.. The Typhoon was originally designed to mount twelve .303 inch (7.7 …

WebL'Hawker Typhoon fu un aereo monomotore, monoplano ad ala bassa progettato dall'azienda britannica Hawker Aircraft sul finire degli anni trenta come aereo da caccia con il quale sostituire il precedente Hurricane, di recente entrato in servizio. Alcuni problemi nello sviluppo ritardarono la sua messa in opera ma, una volta risolti, diventò il principale …

WebThis article lists aircraft manufacturers by ICAO name.The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) uses a naming convention for aircraft manufacturers in order to be specific when mentioning an aircraft manufacturer's name. This article lists aircraft manufacturers by the name that ICAO recognises them by. The list also contains the …

WebRoyal Air Force West Raynham or more simply RAF West Raynham is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of West Raynham, Norfolk and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southwest of Fakenham, Norfolk, England.. The airfield opened during May 1939 and was used by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War with the loss of 86 …

WebBTR plc was a British multinational industrial conglomerate company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1924, grew strongly by acquisition under Sir Owen Green's leadership, and merged with Siebe plc in 1999 to form BTR Siebe plc, later renamed Invensys.BTR was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a …

WebThe Rolls-Royce Spey (company designations RB.163 and RB.168 and RB.183) is a low-bypass turbofan engine originally designed and manufactured by Rolls-Royce that has been in widespread service for over 40 years. A co-development version of the Spey between Rolls-Royce and Allison in the 1960s is the Allison TF41.. Intended for the civilian jet …

WebHawker Siddeley Aviation, das 1979 ein Teil von British Aerospace wurde, war auch ohne eigenen Anteil an Airbus seit Projektbeginn (1970) Hersteller der Tragflächen aller Airbus-Flugzeuge. Seit 1979 hielt British Aerospace, später BAE Systems, zwanzig Prozent am europäischen Flugzeugbauer Airbus Industrie und ab 2001 bis 2006 an dessen ...

WebThe first Mk I production machines were ready fairly quickly, with deliveries starting in December 1937. These early aircraft featured fabric-covered wings, and a wooden, two-bladed, fixed-pitch propeller.Initially the tailwheel was designed to be retractable; early on it was discovered that the Hurricane needed a larger rudder area to improve the control …