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Frederick Handley Page, born 1885, electrical engineer 1903-09, formed world’s first public company solely for construction of aeroplanes, Handley Page Ltd, 17 June 1909. Moved from Woolwich to shed at…
H&S Aviation, Portsmouth, built Herald ultralight 1949; purchased all rights to Auster aircraft from Beagle 1968, but provided support only. Unsuccessfully tried to market Chipmunk with Rover turboprop.
Sopwith was put in hands of receiver 10 September 1920. Directors quickly registered new firm, picking on name of one of their number (the test pilot) and H.G. Hawker Engineering…
Hawker Aircraft Ltd started 1933 with capital of £2 million, just 100 times as much as H.G. Hawker Engineering whose assets it took over. Within a year it purchased Gloster,…
Purchase of Gloster Aircraft by Hawker in June 1934 was followed a month later by Sopwith’s announcement of trust to acquire all shares of Armstrong Siddeley Development Co. Ltd and…
Aerogypt I designed and built Heston 1938 by Egyptian S. Helmy, 4-seat trimotor with top of fuselage able to form long-chord slat. Flew February 1939, modified at White Waltham 1943…
One of 15 subcontractors building Avro 504K in 1917 was the Henderson Scottish Aviation Factory Ltd.
Hendy Aircraft Co. formed at Shoreham by Basil Henderson 1929 to build aircraft with cantilever monoplane wings. Model 281 Hobo single-seater flown October 1929, modified several times over long period.…
Heston Aircraft Ltd formed August 1934 as reorganized Comper company, occupying same premises at Heston. Numerous wartime contracts, but only 4 original designs: Phoenix 5-seater (18 August 1935), T.1/37 military…
Major producer 1915-18, works at Clapham, London, building B.E.2 and 2c, works at Leagrave, Luton, building AD Scout, AW F.K.3, Dyott Monoplane and Dyott Bomber and Avro 504K.
Manchester woodworking firm F. Hills & Son obtained licence for Praga E.114 side-by-side high-wing cabin ultralight and made at least 30 1936-7. Subsequently built single examples of Pennine cabin monoplane,…
H.J. Hinkler of Southampton, assisted by R.H. Bound (later of Dowty), built Ibis side-by-side high-wing machine (tandem 40-hp Salmson in upper nacelle) 1929-31, wing designed by Basil Henderson and built…
Chelsea coachbuilding firm Hooper & Co. built Sopwith 1½-strutter, Camel and Dolphin 1916-18.
Single Autoplane, 3-seat light twin, built at Heston 1936 by Heston Aircraft for E.G. Hordern and Duke of Richmond and Gordon. No pedals, rudder control by wheel as in Ercoupe.
Humber Motor Co. produced series of monoplanes 1910-12, originally based on Blériot types. Particular models were designed by Hubert Le Blon, Roger Sommer (biplanes) and Capt. T.T. Lovelace.
In 1957 Hunting Percival Aircraft was renamed Hunting Aircraft, board seeing no reason to perpetuate famous name. In September 1960 controlling interest purchased by British Aircraft Corp. Cancellation of TSR.2…
Hunting Firecracker Aircraft Ltd formed 1982 to produce Firecracker turboprop trainer. Responsibility reverted to Norman Aeroplane.
In 1944 Percival Aircraft became part of Hunting Group, and name was changed to Hunting Percival Aircraft 1954. Production continued on Prince/Pembroke series and Provost trainer, and Jet Provost developed…
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