Boeing RB-47H

The Boeing RB-47H

The Boeing RB-47H

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RR Olympus 593 MK610

RR Olympus 593 MK610

The Olympus engine was first developed and produced by Bristol Aero Engines, based in Filton, England. The first use of the Olympus engine was as the powerplant for the Avro Vulcan "V" bomber. To meet the needs of the Concorde, The Olympus required significant modifications.

Roy Chadwick

Roy Chadwick, CBE, (Born April 30th 1893, Died August 23rd 1947) was an aircraft designer for Avro. Born at Marsh Hall Farm, Farnworth, Widnes, son of the mechanical engineer Charles Chadwick, he was the Chief Designer for the Avro Company and was responsible for practically all of their aeroplane d........

AMX light Strike

AMX light Strike

The latest generation of combat aircraft features a level of astounding capabiity and complexity, which unfortunately comes at an appropriately astounding price. As a result, there is a definite place for less capable but much cheaper machines that obtain the benefit of modern technology while k........

Gloster Meteor - further developments

Gloster Meteor - further developments

The early story of the Gloster Meteor is interwined with British efforts to develop turbojet engines. The Gloster Meteor was the first operational British jet fighter, and the only Allied jet fighter to see combat in World War II. The Meteor served in the postwar period with many different air s........

Sir Sydney Camm

Sir Sydney Camm

The Hawker Hurricane was perhaps Sydney Camm's best known design, made famous by it's role in the Battle of Britain alongside the Supermarine Spitfire. Camm started the design in response to an Air Ministry requirement for a new fighter in 1934.

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