Read More. Augustine, Florida. In St. Greenfield Bakery Production Facility George Weston selected the greenfield site in Elkhart, Indiana, and commissioned The Austin Company to provide design-build services for the new facility.
The project was completed within 14 months, from the start of engineering to project completion. This was then covered with metal panels in the forward sections with fabric stretched over the wooden sections at the rear.
Landing Gear was the retractable type which was hinged to the front spar and retracted inwards and slightly backwards, the tail wheel was non-retractable. The pilot sat in an enclosed cockpit over the wing. The one Rolls-Royce Merlin XX twelve cylinder Vee liquid cooled engine which was rated at 1, bhp driving a three blade constant speed airscrew. Twelve Browning 0. The first Hurricane produced at Longbridge flew on the 8 October The Short Stirling was the first of the four-engined bombers to fly, the prototype taking to the air in May of However its undercarriage collapsed on landing and it was not until February, that the aircraft flew its first operation against the enemy.
Tragically, the aircraft was needlessly limited at its conception. The engineers at Short's were faced with the restriction that the wingspan had to be less than one hundred feet so that it could fit into the standard RAF hangars of the day. This resulted in poor high altitude performance and a low ceiling. At low altitudes however, the Stirling was the fastest of the heavy bombers. The Avro Lancaster was designed by A.
Various modifications were made and the the second prototype DG made its first flight on 13 May The first production Lancaster I Ref. L flew on the 31 October , the main difference from the prototype was a more powerful engines and addition of dorsal and ventral turrets with the loaded weight increased from 50,00 lb. Avro Lancaster was a four engined heavy bomber with a mid wing cantilever monoplane. The two spar wing structure ribs were aluminium alloy pressings and the entire wing is covered in an aluminium alloy skin.
Ailerons have metal noses, and fabric covered rear of the hinges. The fuselage was an all metal oval structure. Tail unit was an all metal cantilever monoplane type with twin oval fins and rudders. All metal structure. Tailplane, fins and rudders are metal covered, elevators covered with fabric. Main landing gear, with the wheels retracting into the inboard engine nacelles. Power can from four 1, hp Rolls-Royce Merlin XX twelve cylinder Vee liquid cooled engines fitted with three bladed constant speed airscrews.
Provision for a crew of seven, with a bomb aimer in the nose below the front gun turret. Above and behind is the pilots position and rear of them is the fighting controllers position. Further down the fuselage is seating for the navigator and the radio operator.
Then we have the upper turret and the tail turret. The three powered turrets had eight 0. Bomb compartment could accommodate 8 tons of bombs. Specifications: Wing span ft. Length: 69 ft 4 in. Height: 20 ft. Wing Area: 1, sq ft Weights: Empty 37, lb. Loaded 68, lb. Performance Max Speed: mph. Service Ceiling 19, ft. Range 3, miles. Austin Production. Austin Aero received a contract No late to supply MK 1 Lancaster's for delivery between March and April almost three a week.
It incorporated the following Austin design changes, electric turrets and undercarriage modifications. Fuselages lined up ready to be transported to Elmdon. Because of the short runway at Longbridge both the Stirling and Lancaster could not fly out from the factory airfield.
So they were built as kits in East Works and then the various parts such as fuselages, wings etc. Because of the large sections taken by trailer, much of the street furniture en-route had to be removed, including a road cut straight through a roundabout in Kings Norton. Stirling on-route to Elmdon.
This was situated in Marston Green on the other side of the railway line from Elmdon Airfield. In early the Air Ministry formally requisitioned the Airfield. So the kits were assembled and complete aircraft were then towed over a temporary railway bridge. They were then taken into another hanger for pre-flight tests.
The picture above shows assemble of a Lancaster in Austin's own Hanger at Elmdon. Other suppliers of components including engines, landing gear etc, would be delivered direct to the hanger.
Testing the Landing Gear on a Lancaster Elmdon. She reveals that her hearing has never been quite so keen since her Longbridge days. She worked in the midst of 20 drills, and 'their sound never left my ears even when I went back to Harold her husband for the week-ends'.
While making studies for this poster I conceived the idea of making a water-colour study of the actual construction of a Stirling bomber; it was impossible to paint in oil because of the confusion of different lighting.
But first A. Munnings, then President of the Royal Academy, had the picture hung in the academy's summer exhibition of —among the oils, although it is a huge water-colour. Hung in the Royal Academy's summer exhibition of —now in the entrance hall of the Administration Building, Longbridge. Austin built Lancaster at Elmdon Airfield Austin Lancaster - NX built in The plane is painted black and white for Operation Tiger Force, a planned offensive on Japan, which never took place because the Japanese surrendered after the A-bomb attack.
But in was retired from service and donated to the Air Force Association. For many years it was displayed outside at Perth Airport. With the opening of the Museum it moved into the North Wing on March 17th After undergoing extensive restoration it was put on display in WWII squadron colours. The Bristol Aeroplane Company decided that there was a need for a two-seat all-metal fighter using components from the Beaufort torpedo-bomber.
The first prototype R was complete and ready for its maiden flight when the Air official Spec. With government order placed a new factory was built at Weston-super-Mare with the first production plane flew on 20 February The Beaufighter eventually equipped 52 RAF squadrons, giving outstanding service during World War II, in particular as a night-fighter and torpedo-bomber. It continued as a night-fighter until , with the last aircraft a TT10 staying in service with the RAF until , nearly 21 years after the type's first flight.
Specifications Mark VI Wing span 57 ft. Height: 15 ft. Loaded 21, lb. Range 1, miles max. Crew: Pilot, Gunner and Radar operator. With an all-wood construction the Horsa had been designed so that parts could be made by various manufactures who did not normally make aircraft, but had the necessary skills.
The various parts were brought together for final assemble. The first of two prototypes had been assembled at Fairey's Great West Aerodrome with the first flight on September 12, , behind a Whitley Tug.
Another five more prototypes were built and tested. A total of 1, were made of which fuselages were built by the Austin Motor Co. Wolverton was chosen for for the manufacture of the wings. No factory produced aircraft completely from start to finish. This was to prevent production being totally destroyed by a German air rail. Crew 2 Wingspan This had a hinged nose and reinforced floor to carry vehicles; twin nose wheels, and twin tow-rope attachment moved from under the wing to the nosewheel strut.
A total of 1, were produced with the Austin only making Crew 1 Wingspan Later development of the MK II provided the glider with a hinged nose for easier access for large loads.
A grand total of 3, of these reliable aircraft were provided in the war to ferry the airborne troops.
The MkI first flew in March 31 , in all seven prototypes were delivered to the RAF and a production run of were produced. Various modifications were carried out, one been that the upward hinged canopy was replaced with a sliding version. Wings span was reduced from 39ft to 35ft 9in. Just over twenty were fitted with six 0.
MK II was armed for practice firing with a single fixed forward firing Vickers. Loaded 5, lb. Production of Miles-Master parts Austin produced a total of 1, wings and centre-sections as shown above. For Royal Flying Corps. It was designated WU Western Union. NX arrives back at Biggin Hill.
After years of negotiation, it was acquired by the Panton brothers, in Sept , who have set up a museum in memory of their brother Christopher Panton , killed on the Nuremberg raid in The brothers, Fred and Harold have spent vast amounts of time and money, restoring it to a condition where it regularly gives taxi-ing demonstrations at their museum, on East Kirby airfield, Lincolnshire. It returned to Le Bourget airfield, Paris in June ,and overhauled. It had flown hours.
I have shown the location of the Aircraft Lift. Click on the Play Button to see a Video on the production of Hurricanes and flight testing from Austin's own airfield. Flight Front view with wings folded Specification: Wing span: 21 ft. Bristol F2B The Bristol Fighter was a two seat fighter and reconnaissance plane of the first world war.
RAF SE 5 - SE 5A The SE5 was initially designed by ex-Daimler engineer Fred Green of the Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, with a team of three which consisted of John Kenworthy, the chief draughtsman, Henry Folland, who was head of the design group along with test pilot Major Frank Goodden, whose crucial instruction on test flights enabled improvements to be made, but was tragically killed while on one of these test flights!
Fuselages lined up ready to be transported to Elmdon Because of the short runway at Longbridge both the Stirling and Lancaster could not fly out from the factory airfield.
NX arrives back at Biggin Hill After years of negotiation, it was acquired by the Panton brothers, in Sept , who have set up a museum in memory of their brother Christopher Panton , killed on the Nuremberg raid in Serial Numbers. A — A B — B Delivery not confirmed. SE 5A. C — C Air Service. E — E F — F Several supplied to U. Austin AFT3 Osprey. X15 — X Only X15 built. Austin Greyhound. H — H Bristol F2B fighter.
Siddeley Puma engines Only 2 confirmed deliveries. Fairy Battle mk 1. L — L R — R Fairy Battle T. V — V V — V Short Stirling mk 1 S W —W W — W Hawker Hurricane mk 11b. AP — AP All except AP shipped to U.
Hawker Harricane mk 11b. Aircraft up to AP sent to U. Short Stirling mk1 mk S. BK — BK Mk Airspeed Horsa mk1 AS DP — DP Short Stirling mk S
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