Great British Aircraft

Britain has always played a very important role in the aeronautic industry, from Sir George Cayley who designed the first actual model of an aeroplane to Sir Frank Whittle who is credited with single-handedly inventing the turbojet engine. As early as 1912, British firm Vickers were experimenting with machine-gun-carrying aircraft, and it was during WWI that these aircraft were used on such a large scale for the first time. By WWII Britain had produced the incredible bomber planes such as the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire. 1969 saw the first flight of Concorde, a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airline enter service developed by British Aircraft Corporate & Aérospatiale under an Anglo-French treaty.