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− | |Key people=Robert Blackburn; Harris Booth; John William Copley; Frank Arnold Bumpus; Eugene Young | + | |Key people=Robert Blackburn; Harris Booth; John William Copley; Frank Arnold Bumpus; Eugene Young; George Edward Petty |
|Wikidata id=Q633316 | |Wikidata id=Q633316 | ||
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Revision as of 18:40, 20 February 2024
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.
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)
Names | Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. |
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Country | Great Britain |
City | Olympia, Leeds, and Sherburn-in-Elmet |
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Keywords | |
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 |
Wikidata id | Q633316 |