Bristol and Gloucestershire aerospace industry
Gillett, Steph2017
Book
The British and Colonial Aeroplane Company was established in 1910 at Filton on a site that is now an Airbus design and engineering centre. BAE Systems also have facilities at Filton. Bristol aircraft engines were first built at the nearby Patchway site in the 1920s, part of which Rolls-Royce uses to manufacture aero engines. From Boxkite to Concorde many famous aircraft were built at Bristol. Beginning with fighter aircraft manufactured during World War One, Gloster Aircraft went on to produce aircraft until closure in 1964, including the RAF's last biplane and its first jet fighter.
Main title:
Bristol and Gloucestershire aerospace industry / Steph Gillett.
Author:
Gillett, Steph, author
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley, 2017.
Collation:
128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781445663326 (pbk)9781445663333 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
338.4'76291'0942391G338.476GIL
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
132839