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Purves was optimistic about his invention's prospects. As reported in a 1932 Popular Science magazine article, after a filmed test drive in 1932 on a beach in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, he stated that the Dynasphere "reduced locomotion to the simplest possible form, with consequent economy of power", [1] and that it was "the high-speed vehicle of the future". [1]
Leonardo has indicated that it would assemble the AW149 at a new assembly-line at its Yeovil facility in Somerset, England. [17] Yeovil would act as a 'final assembly facility' due to Italy's investment in the main AW189/AW149 production line in Brindisi, Italy. [33]
Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer.Originally Westland Aircraft, the company focused on helicopters after the Second World War. It was amalgamated with several other British firms in 1960 and 1961.
The AgustaWestland AW139, now known as the Leonardo AW139, is a 15-seat medium-sized twin-engined helicopter developed and produced by the Italian helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, now part of Leonardo. It is marketed at several different roles, including VIP/corporate transport, military use, offshore transport, firefighting, law ...
Leonardo Helicopters, formerly AgustaWestland, manufactures helicopters in Yeovil, [100] [citation needed] and Normalair Garratt, builder of aircraft oxygen systems, is also based in the town. [101] Somerset is an important supplier of defence equipment and technology.
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On 19 July 2010, AgustaWestland formally announced that the AW169 was under development at the Farnborough International Air Show.According to AgustaWestland, the 4.5 ton AW169 is a light-intermediate twin engine rotorcraft intended for a range of utility operations; to lower prospective operational costs, a decision was made early on for the AW169 to share a large level of commonality across ...
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