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Lt. John William Dunne produced man-lifting kites at HM Balloon Factory, Farnborough, following with D.1 biplane hang-glider of tailless sweptback form. Experiments with added engines led to D.4, tested by…
Eastbourne Aviation Co. formed in that town 1913 by F.B. Fowler, built biplanes and monoplanes and, during war, Avro 504 and BE.2c.
Capt. Edgar Percival (see Percival) started fresh company at Stapleford Tawney, Essex, 1954; built 21 E.P.9 utility aircraft before selling out to Samlesbury Engineering: see Lancashire.
Edgley Aircraft formed 1974 to produce Optica observation aircraft; company failed 1985. See also Brooklands; FLS.
EECo. formed 1918 by amalgamating Phoenix Dynamo (Bradford), Dick, Kerr (Preston) and COW, all of which had built aircraft, and 2 other large companies. Phoenix team continued to produce flying-boats,…
Urgent RAF expansion 1938 led to big order for HP Hampden bombers placed with EECo., at former Dick, Kerr works at Strand Road, Preston. Built 850, then 2,145 HP Halifaxes;…
Elliotts of Newbury formed 1895 as joinery/furniture works; produced aircraft parts 1940-45, then flew prototype Newbury Eon 4-seater 8 August 1947. Also built Olympia and Baby sailplanes.
Major producer of magnesium-alloy parts, flew Sprite 2-seat monoplane 1948 with all-Mg airframe.
EUROPA MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD Europa Aircraft company founder Ivan Shaw previously built three Rutan canards before designing Europa for European environment, including operating from grass strips. Don Dykins, formerly British…
R.J. Everett Engineering, Sproughton, Ipswich, produce single-seat autogyro, first flown 1984.
FARNBOROUGH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION LTD Former Farnborough-Aircraft.com (FAC) applied for insolvency protection in first half of 2002; this rejected, but 51 per cent of shareholders voted on 8 July 2002 for…
Young electrical engineer Richard Fairey made such good flying models he sold rights to A.W. Gamage's toystore 1910 and organized subsequent production. Joined Blair Atholl Syndicate (see Dunne) but poached…
Formed by AVM Don Bennett 1962 to take over from Garland manufacture of Linnet derived from Piel Emeraude.
Capt. Gerard Fane set up Fane Aircraft Co. at Norbury, London, built F.1/40 AOP aircraft 1941.
Lt., later Sqn. Cdr., John Porte returned from Curtiss to England on outbreak of First World War and persuaded Admiralty to adopt Curtiss flying-boats. As commander of RNAS Felixstowe, location…
Harry G. Ferguson made first flight in Ulster 31 December 1909 in monoplane built by J.B. Ferguson & Co., Belfast. Still being flown 1913.
Firth Helicopters, Thame, Oxon, built helicopter with twin lateral rotors 1954, using fuselage of second Planet Satellite. Not flown.
L. Howard Flanders, pioneer British pilot, was also outstanding designer. Built 60-hp monoplane 1911, 4 monoplanes for War Office 1912 and biplane which flew 55 mph with 3 adults on…
Flight Invert Ltd formed 1975 to manage Cranfield A1 competition aerobatic aircraft programme (23 August 1976).
Large and diversified company which converted many types of jet fighters and bombers into pilotless targets, developed original types of RPV and target and markets air-refuelling tanker/receiver conversion packages.
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