• The Aircraft Disposal Company (ADC), or Airdisco, was a British firm established in March 1920 to take advantage of the large number of World War I-surplus...
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    The ADC Cirrus is a series of British aero engines manufactured using surplus Renault parts by the Aircraft Disposal Company (ADC) in the 1920s. The engines...
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  • Hawker Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that was responsible for some of the most famous products in British aviation history. Hawker...
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  • Hunting Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer that produced light training aircraft and the initial design that would evolve into the BAC 1-11 jet...
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  • Look up ADC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ADC may refer to: ADC Aircraft, a British firm established in 1920 ADC Airlines, based in Ikeja, Nigeria...
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    ADC Airlines Flight 053 (ADK053) was a scheduled passenger flight operated by ADC Airlines from Nigeria's capital of Abuja to Sokoto. On 29 October 2006...
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    acquired by ADC Airlines in 1995. The aircraft was found to be airworthy for flight as it was maintained with good maintenance. The aircraft was carrying...
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  • The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited (pronounced /də ˈhævɪlənd/, də HAVI-lənd) was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey...
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  • Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil, Somerset. Formed as a separate company by separation from Petters Limited just...
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  • The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd...
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  • The ADC Nimbus was a British inline aero engine that first ran in 1926. The Nimbus was developed from the Siddeley Puma aero engine by Frank Halford of...
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    Folland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturing company which was active between 1937 and 1963. British Marine Aircraft Limited was formed in February...
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    Auster Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1938 to 1961. The company began in 1938 at the Britannia Works, Thurmaston near Leicester...
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    further notice. The ADC Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft in October 2006: 3 Boeing 737-200 A variety of aircraft types have been operated...
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  • The Gloster Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1917 to 1963. Founded as the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Limited during the...
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  • and high reliability existed at the time. The Aircraft Disposal Company (also known as Airdisco and ADC) were producing the low-cost Airdisco V8 which...
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  • manufacturing companies engaged in aircraft production. Hawker Siddeley combined the legacies of several British aircraft manufacturers, emerging through...
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  • the ATABE "mathematical model" using radar tracks of actual SAC and ADC aircraft flying mock penetrations into defense sectors. Similarly conducted was...
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    (takeoff power) Compression ratio: 4.6:1 Related development ADC Cirrus Related lists List of aircraft engines Lumsden 2003, p. 55. Shuttleworth Collection -...
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    Brothers Skyrora Swift Aircraft Telespazio VEGA Thales Air Defence Thales Optronics TUI Airways Ultra Electronics Defunct ADC Aircraft Abbott-Baynes Sailplanes...
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  • as wartime paper restrictions allowed to keep enthusiasts up to date in aircraft design and performance. "Grace's Guide To British Industrial History: Biographies:...
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  • surface-to-air missiles, which were originally manufactured by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). In 2001, the company delivered its Storm Shadow cruise...
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  • the air ducting system for its new C-295 utility transport aircraft. In 1998, Raytheon Aircraft awarded the company a contract to supply solid state altimeters...
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  • Spirit AeroSystems. The company's products include aircraft components, engine nacelles and aircraft flight control systems for Bombardier Aerospace, Boeing...
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  • Marconi Electronic Systems (category Aircraft component manufacturers of the United Kingdom)
    manufacturer of the Eurofighter with the company that provided many of the aircraft's electronic systems; British Aerospace was MES' largest customer. In contrast...
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    NORAD radar evaluation and logistic support sorties. ADC was disestablished in 1979 and all ADC aircraft assets were transferred to Tactical Air Command (TAC)...
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  • Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company, or Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, was a British aircraft manufacturer. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft was established as...
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  • Brothers Skyrora Swift Aircraft Telespazio VEGA Thales Air Defence Thales Optronics TUI Airways Ultra Electronics Defunct ADC Aircraft Abbott-Baynes Sailplanes...
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    features upwards of 200 aircraft over the weekend in July, visiting from countries across the globe. RIAT has 200+ static aircraft attend over the weekend...
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  • Adams-Wilson Helicopters Inc – United States Adaro, Adaro – Spain ADC Aircraft, Aircraft Disposals Company – United Kingdom, (1920–1930) Adcox, Adcox Aviation...
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