Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co.
Robert Blackburn established factory in Leeds, June 1914; wartime production including Royal Aircraft Factory BE2cs and Sopwiths. Built seaplanes by 1920 at new site at Brough on Humber, west of Hull, UK.
Sample British patent data gives them as located in Olympia, Leeds, Yorkshire, and they are identified as Aeroplane Manufacturers, filing with the individual inventors Harris Booth and George Beaumont.[1]
This firm seems to have been unusually serious and specific regarding patents ; they filed a lot, following very much the same pattern. Almost always a provisional, and listing their engineer/inventor as well as the firm. The patent texts are pretty short. Most involve creations of wood.
Sources
- Gunston, 1993, p48-9
- Gunston, 2005, p61; Dir1920 p43
Patents associated with organizations named Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co., Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company, Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co., or Blackburn Airplane
- Patent GB-1916-124815 (Inventors: Robert Blackburn, English title: Improvements in or relating to the Bracing between the Planes of Tri-planes and Multi-planes, Filing date: 1916-04-19)
- Patent GB-1916-125458 (Inventors: Robert Blackburn • John William Copley • Frank Arnold Bumpus, English title: Apparatus for Adjusting or Balancing the Movement of the Elevators or other Controlling Surfaces of Aeroplanes, Filing date: 1916-08-10)
- Patent GB-1916-108535 (Inventors: William Brooks Sayers, English title: Improved Method and Means for Minimising the Resistance of Airships, Marine Vessels, and other Bodies Moving through Fluid, Filing date: 1916-08-14)
- Patent GB-1916-125473 (Inventors: Frederick James Hargreaves, English title: Improvements in or relating to Controlling Mechanism for Aerial Machines, Filing date: 1916-08-21)
- Patent GB-1917-127035 (Inventors: Eugene Young, English title: Improvements in or relating to Adjusting Means for the Tension Members of Aerial Machines, Filing date: 1917-03-23)
- Patent GB-1917-128313 (Inventors: Harris Booth • John William Copley, English title: Improvements in Pulleys particularly applicable for the Control and other Flexible Connections Employed in Aircraft, Filing date: 1917-07-31)
- Patent GB-1917-128314 (Inventors: Harris Booth, English title: Improvements in or relating to the Folding Wings of Aeroplane Flying Machines, Filing date: 1917-07-31)
- Patent GB-1917-128611 (Inventors: Harris Booth, English title: Improvements in or relating to Hulls of Floats for Hydro-aeroplane Flying Machines, Filing date: 1917-08-07)
- Patent GB-1917-128997 (English title: Attachment Devices for Constructional Connections particularly applicable to Aircraft, Filing date: 1917-09-17)
- Patent GB-1917-128998 (Inventors: John William Copley, English title: Improvements in Attachment Devices for Constructional Connections particularly applicable to Aircraft, Filing date: 1917-09-17)
- Patent GB-1917-129000 (Inventors: Frank Gerald Simpson, English title: Improvements in or relating to Couplings or Connections for the Tension Wires of Aeroplane Flying Machines and other Aircraft, Filing date: 1917-09-17)
- Patent GB-1917-128999 (Inventors: Harris Booth • John William Copley, English title: Improvements in Operating Mechanism for the Rudders of Aeroplane Flying Machines and other Aircraft, Filing date: 1917-09-17)
- Patent GB-1917-116984 (Inventors: John William Copley, English title: Attachment Devices for Tension Members, Wires or Stays on Aircraft, Filing date: 1917-09-17)
- Patent GB-1917-129317 (Inventors: Harris Booth • John William Copley, English title: Improvements in or relating to Deck Flying Wheels, Trucks, or Trolleys, for Aeroplane Flying Machines or other Aircraft, Filing date: 1917-10-12)
- Patent GB-1917-129335 (Inventors: Harris Booth • John William Copley, English title: Controlling Mechanism of Aeroplane Flying Machines, Filing date: 1917-10-24)
- Patent GB-1917-120450 (Inventors: Harris Booth, English title: Improvements in the Construction of Fuselages, Boats or Floats particularly applicable to Flying Machines, Filing date: 1917-11-15)
- Patent GB-1918-130041 (Inventors: Harris Booth, English title: Improvements in or relating to the Tail Surfaces of Hydro-aeroplane Flying Machines, Filing date: 1918-01-02)
- Patent GB-1918-130055 (Inventors: Harris Booth, English title: Improvements in or relating to the Construction of the Tail Planes of Aircraft, Filing date: 1918-01-08)
- Patent GB-1918-119974 (Inventors: Harris Booth, English title: Improvements in or relating to the Tail Fins of Aeroplanes or other Aircraft, Filing date: 1918-01-24)
- Patent FR-1918-497541 (Inventors: Eugene Young, English title: Adjustment device for the stays of aerial machines, Filing date: 1918-03-12, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1917-03-23)
- Patent GB-1918-126858 (Inventors: Harris Booth, English title: Improvements in Controlling Devices for Aircraft, Filing date: 1918-07-10)
- Patent GB-1918-128430 (Inventors: Harris Booth • George Edward Petty, English title: Improvements in or relating to Flying Boats, Filing date: 1918-07-11)
- Patent GB-1918-129441 (Inventors: Harris Booth • George Edward Petty, English title: Improvements in Control Devices for Aircraft, Filing date: 1918-07-11)
- Patent GB-1918-129846 (Inventors: Harris Booth • George Beaumont, English title: Improvements in or relating to the Construction and Arrangement of Spars, Struts and the like Structural Members for Aeroplane Flying Machines and other Aircraft, Filing date: 1918-08-14)
- Patent GB-1918-129845 (Inventors: Harris Booth • George Beaumont, English title: Improvements in and in the Manufacture of Spars, Struts, Bearers, and other Structural Members for Aeroplane Flying Machines and other Aircraft, Filing date: 1918-08-14)
People affiliated with Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. or Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company or Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co. or Blackburn Airplane
- Eugene Young (Occupations: Engineer)
- Frederick James Hargreaves (Occupations: Engineer • Patent agent • Astronomer)
- George Beaumont (Occupations: Draftsman, Tech areas: Construction • Spars • Airplane • Frame)
- George Edward Petty (Occupations: Assistant designer)
- Harris Booth (Occupations: Aircraft engineer • Civil engineer)
- John William Copley (Occupations: Draughtsman)
- Robert Blackburn (Occupations: Aeronautical engineer • Founder)
References
Names | Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co., Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company, Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co., Blackburn Airplane |
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Country | Great Britain |
City | Leeds, Olympia, and Sherburn-in-Elmet |
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Started aero | 1914 |
Ended aero | Acquired General Aircraft, 1949, forming Blackburn & General Aircraft |
Key people | Robert Blackburn, Harris Booth, John William Copley, Frank Arnold Bumpus, Eugene Young, George Edward Petty, George Beaumont |
Wikidata id | Q633316 |