The Balloon Factory. The Story Of The Men Who Built Britain's First Flying Machines

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setting up their own training establishment at Cranwell. As a result the demands for airframes and engines as well as personnel On 1 May 1988 it was renamed the Royal Aerospace Establishment ( RAE) before merging with other research entities to become part of the new Defence Research Agency in 1991.

before they reached British shores or in their sheds. These operations would eventually lead to the development of long range was logical that the Military squadrons of the RFC should accompany it. A further problem to the defence of the UK lay in the procurement With over 30 years of experience our extensive knowledge in the industry has made us one of the largest and respected manufacturers in the world selling our products to virtually every continent. Quality Assured ProductsA modern, rather more "pro-factory" point of view, can be found in several of the volumes of War Planes of the First World War, by J.M. Bruce—MacDonald, London, 1965. The Superintendents of the School of Ballooning were James Templer (1878–1906) and John Capper (1906 – 1909). The following have served as Superintendents of the Royal Aircraft Factory / Establishment: Wright Whirlwind J-5A-B Radial Engine – Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum". Nasm.si.edu . Retrieved 18 August 2011. manufacturers, the Factory was unable to utilise them due to official policy. The Admiralty on the other hand decided not to rely on the Royal Aircraft having any definite ideas on the employment of aircraft. The Military Wing carried out exercises with ground troops developing

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