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Britten-Norman (BN) is a privately owned British aircraft manufacturer and aviation services provider. The company is the sole independent commercial aircraft producer in the United Kingdom. Britten-Norman has so far manufactured and sold its aircraft to customers in more than 120 countries.
In December 2006, aerospace publication Flight International observed that: "The only civil aircraft that remains in production in the UK is the tiny Britten-Norman Islander". [ 20 ] In early 2008, B-N was studying a version powered by 350 hp (260 kW) aircraft diesel engines with SMA Engines , already offering the 230 hp (170 kW) SMA SR305-230 ...
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander Project Fresson is the development by Cranfield Aerospace of an electric propulsion system for the over 700 BN-2 Islanders currently operated, supported by Britten-Norman .
Britten-Norman Nymph [39] Britten Norman Islander; Britten-Norman Trislander; Fairey-Britten-Norman Mainlander [40] The aircraft was designed to carry 100 passengers or ten tonnes of freight or vehicles over 250 miles (400 km) at 200 kn (370 km/h; 230 mph). At the maximum take-off weight of 62,500 lb (28,300 kg) and sea level, ISA plus 20 °C ...
Norman had been a founder of the Britten-Norman company, the manufacturers of the Islander. NDN Aircraft designed a new agricultural aircraft, the NDN-6 Fieldmaster. This was a large single-engined low-winged monoplane with a fixed tricycle undercarriage, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engine, the first western-built ...
Domestic companies with a large presence in the British aerospace industry include BAE Systems (one of the world's largest defence contractors, with significant aerospace activities), [6] [7] Britten-Norman, GKN, Hybrid Air Vehicles, Meggitt PLC, QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce (one of the world's leading aero engine manufacturers), [8] Senior plc, MBDA ...
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988-1989 General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 8.33 m (27 ft 4 in) Wingspan: 7.92 m (26 ft 0 in) Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) Wing area: 11.89 m 2 (128.0 sq ft) Aspect ratio: 5.28:1 Airfoil: NACA 23012 Empty weight: 1,117 kg (2,463 lb) Max takeoff weight: 1,633 kg (3,600 lb) Fuel capacity: 405 L (89 imp gal; 107 US gal) internal fuel Powerplant: 1 × ...
The Fairey Britten-Norman Aircraft Company was taken over by Pilatus, then a subsidiary of the Oerlikon group in Switzerland. The rescue action was taken by the Government under section 8 of the Industry Act 1972 acquiring from the official receiver of the Fairey Company Ltd the entire share capital for £201,163,000.