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Gloster Aircraft Company
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Author : Derek James
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2014-03-24
Gloster Aircraft Company written by Derek James and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-24 with Business & Economics categories.
The Gloster Aircraft Company had its foundation in 1917 and in 1934 the company was taken over by Hawker Aircraft, though it continued to produce aircraft under its own name. In that same year the company produced the famous Gladiator biplane. Having no modern designs of its own in production, Gloster undertook manufacture for the parent company Hawker. During the Second World War it built more than 6,000 Hurricanes and Typhoons. The Gloster Meteor was the first operational Allied jet fighter aircraft of the Second World War, commencing operations in mid-1944, only some weeks later than the world's first operational jet, the German Messerschmitt Me 262. In 1945 a Meteor gained a World Airspeed Record of 606 mph. Meteors remained in service with several air forces and saw action in the Korean War. In 1952, the two seat, delta winged Gloster Javelin was developed as an all-weather fighter that could fly above 50,000 feet. In 1961, the company was merged with Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Limited to form Whitworth Gloster Aircraft Limited. Following re-organisation, the firm became part of the Avro Whitworth Division of Hawker Siddeley Aviation in 1963, and the name Gloster disappeared.
Gloster Aircraft Company
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Author : Derek N. James
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-03-19
Gloster Aircraft Company written by Derek N. James and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-19 with History categories.
The Gloster Aircraft Company had its foundation in 1917 and in 1934 the company was taken over by Hawker Aircraft, though it continued to produce aircraft under its own name. In that same year the company produced the famous Gladiator biplane. Having no modern designs of its own in production, Gloster undertook manufacture for the parent company Hawker. During the Second World War it built more than 6,000 Hurricanes and Typhoons. The Gloster Meteor was the first operational Allied jet fighter aircraft of the Second World War, commencing operations in mid-1944, only some weeks later than the world's first operational jet, the German Messerschmitt Me 262. In 1945 a Meteor gained a World Airspeed Record of 606 mph. Meteors remained in service with several air forces and saw action in the Korean War.
The Gloster Aircraft Company
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Author : Roy Evans
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
The Gloster Aircraft Company written by Roy Evans and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
Gloster Aircraft Since 1917
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Author : Derek N. James
language : en
Publisher: Brassey's
Release Date : 1987
Gloster Aircraft Since 1917 written by Derek N. James and has been published by Brassey's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Gloster aircraft categories.
This revised and updated edition reveals many new details about the construction, development and operational history of Gloster aircraft. Appendices provide information on more than 100 Gloster projects.
Gloster Aircraftt Company
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Author : Derek James
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-09
Gloster Aircraftt Company written by Derek James and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09 with Airplane factories categories.
Between 1917 and 1963, the Gloster Aircraft Company, with its forebears H.H. Martyn & Co. and Gloucestershire Aircraft Co., produced some 10,000 aeroplanes at Brockworth and Hucclecote. It also provided employment for countless thousands of local people. During the Second World War alone, GAC employed 14,000 men and women at its main factory and at another forty sites dispersed in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud and other more distant parts of Gloucestershire. Gloster designed a number of outstanding fighter aircraft some of which were built in large numbers. These included the Gloster Gladiator, Hawker Hurricanes under licence and the Meteor, Britain's first jet fighter. By chance, the company had been chosen to design and build the Meteor and followed by building 4,000 jet fighters for the Royal Air Force and a dozen air forces around the world. Gloster finally became the first victim of a rationalisation which has since decimated British aircraft manufacturing companies.
The Gloster Meteor Iv
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Author : Gloster Aircraft Company, Ltd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947*
The Gloster Meteor Iv written by Gloster Aircraft Company, Ltd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947* with Gloster aircraft categories.
Gloster Accomplishment
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Gloster Accomplishment written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with categories.
Jet Prototypes Of World War Ii
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Author : Tony Buttler
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-09-19
Jet Prototypes Of World War Ii written by Tony Buttler and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-19 with History categories.
While World War II raged, pioneering aircraft and engine designers were busy developing the world's first practical jet-powered research aircraft to test and prove the new technology. This book examines the aircraft that paved the way for Germany's Me 262 and Britain's Meteor - the world's first jet fighters. Throughout the war, Germany, Italy and Britain engaged in top-secret jet programmes as they raced to develop the airpower of the future. Various experimental aircraft were trialled in order to achieve the goal of producing an effective engine and fighter that could harness the potential of the jet power. These included the German Heinkel He 178 research aircraft and Heinkel He 280 jet fighter prototype, the famed British E.28/39 research aircraft built by Gloster Aircraft as well as the stillborn E.5/42 fighter and E.1/44 Ace fighter prototype, and finally the remarkable Italian Caproni-Campini N.1/CC 2 research aircraft. Illustrated throughout with full-colour artwork and rare photographs, this fascinating study examines the fore-runners to the military jet age.
On The Edge Of Flight
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Author : Eric William Absolon
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-02-28
On The Edge Of Flight written by Eric William Absolon and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-28 with History categories.
This is the story of Eric William Absolon, a relentlessly enthusiastic Aviation champion, whose lifelong love of aircraft has never wavered throughout his long and varied career. From boyhood fascination to the adult realization of his ambitions, this first-hand account takes in some of the key events of the dynamic period of twentieth century history which the author lived and worked through. Working his way up the ranks of the Gloster Aircraft Company, Absolon was able to see all the component processes of Aircraft production. The insight he provides into the inner workings of this busting center of Twentieth Century Aircraft production is unparalleled in modern accounts. Anyone with a fascination for the secret life of Aircraft is in for a treat here as the author relays his working experiences at the creative hub of the industry. His experiences including involvement with the post-war Drop testing of Meteor aircraft, working closely with these infamous vehicles of war in his role as Chief of Engineering Research, as well as an involvement with the more commercial side of Aviation production, a division within Gloster for which he served as Manager. This narrative charts his career with Gloster as well as a series of other companies who invited Absolon to offer his services. It also relays the story of the implementation and development of his own Aviation production business, Aljac Engineering Ltd. His expertise was highly prized then, and is now applied in the translation of experience into engaging prose, set to appeal to all genre enthusiasts.
Meteor Jet Propelled Aircraft
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Author : Gloster Aircraft Co
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
Meteor Jet Propelled Aircraft written by Gloster Aircraft Co and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with categories.