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Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

Index Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment

The Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment (AFEE) was a branch of the British Air Ministry, that researched and developed non-traditional airborne applications, such as gliders, rotary wing aircraft, and dropping of personnel and equipment by parachute, in the period 1942-1950. [1]

36 relations: Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Air Ministry, Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52, Baynes Bat, Bristol Sycamore, C.H. Latimer-Needham, Central Landing Establishment, Cierva Air Horse, Cierva C.40, East Boldre, Farnborough Airport, Flettner Fl 282, Focke-Achgelis Fa 223, Focke-Achgelis Fa 330, General Aircraft GAL.55, General Aircraft GAL.56, Hafner Rotabuggy, Hafner Rotachute, MoD Boscombe Down, Norman Coslett, RAF Andover, RAF Beaulieu, RAF Blackbushe, RAF Burn, RAF Chelveston, RAF Newmarket, RAF Ringway, Raoul Hafner, Robert Kronfeld, Rotor kite, Saunders-Roe Skeeter, Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield, Sikorsky R-4, Slingsby Hengist, United Kingdom, Waco CG-13.

Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

The Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) was a research facility for British military aviation from 1918 to 1992.

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Air Ministry

The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964.

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Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52

The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 was a British flying wing aircraft design of the late 1940s for research into a proposed flying wing jet airliner.

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Baynes Bat

The Baynes Bat (or sometimes Slingsby-Baynes Bat) was an experimental glider of the Second World War, designed by L. E. Baynes.

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Bristol Sycamore

The Bristol Type 171 Sycamore was an early helicopter developed and built by the helicopter division of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

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C.H. Latimer-Needham

Cecil Hugh (Chookie) Latimer-Needham (20 Feb 1900 – 5 May 1975) was a British aircraft designer, inventor and aviation author.

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Central Landing Establishment

The Central Landing Establishment was the Second World War British development centre for airborne warfare at RAF Ringway airfield near Manchester.

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Cierva Air Horse

The Cierva W.11 Air Horse was a helicopter developed by the Cierva Autogiro Company in the United Kingdom during the mid-1940s.

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Cierva C.40

The Cierva C.40 was a British autogyro designed by G.B.L. Ellis, Otto Reder, and J.A.J Bennett and assembled by the British Aircraft Manufacturing Company at London Air Park, Hanworth.

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East Boldre

East Boldre is a linear village and civil parish situated near Lymington, Hampshire, England.

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Farnborough Airport

Farnborough Airport or TAG London Farnborough Airport (previously called RAE Farnborough, ICAO Code EGUF) is an operational business/executive general aviation airport in Farnborough, Rushmoor, Hampshire, England.

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Flettner Fl 282

The Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri ("Hummingbird") is a single-seat intermeshing rotor helicopter, or synchropter, produced by Anton Flettner of Germany.

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Focke-Achgelis Fa 223

The Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache (Dragon) was a helicopter developed by Germany during World War II.

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Focke-Achgelis Fa 330

The Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (Wagtail) was a type of rotary-wing kite, known as a gyroglider or rotor kite.

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General Aircraft GAL.55

The General Aircraft GAL.55 was a 1940s British military training glider designed and built by General Aircraft Limited.

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General Aircraft GAL.56

The General Aircraft GAL.56 was a family of 1940s British experimental tailless swept wing glider designs.

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Hafner Rotabuggy

The Hafner Rotabuggy (formally known as the Malcolm Rotaplane) and as the "M.L. 10/42 Flying Jeep" was a British experimental aircraft that was essentially a Willys MB combined with a rotor kite, developed with the intention of producing a way of air-dropping off-road vehicles.

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Hafner Rotachute

The Hafner H.8 Rotachute was a British 1940s experimental one-man rotor kite designed by Raoul Hafner.

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MoD Boscombe Down

MoD Boscombe Down is the home of a military aircraft testing site, located near the town of Amesbury in Wiltshire, England.

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Norman Coslett

Air Marshal Sir Thomas Norman Coslett, (8 November 1909 – 9 November 1987) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Maintenance Command from 1963 to 1966.

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RAF Andover

RAF Andover is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station located west of Andover, Hampshire and north east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

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RAF Beaulieu

Royal Air Force Beaulieu or more simply RAF Beaulieu is a former Royal Air Force station in the New Forest, Hampshire, England.

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RAF Blackbushe

Royal Air Force Blackbushe or more simply RAF Blackbushe is a former Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England, during the Second World War.

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RAF Burn

RAF Burn is a former Royal Air Force station located south of Selby and east of Burn in North Yorkshire, England which opened in 1942 before closing in 1946.

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RAF Chelveston

Royal Air Force Chelveston or more simply RAF Chelveston is a former Royal Air Force station located on the south side of the A645 (former A45 road), east of Wellingborough, near the village of Chelveston in Northamptonshire, England.

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RAF Newmarket

RAF Newmarket was a Royal Air Force station located near Newmarket, Suffolk, England, near the border with Cambridgeshire.

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RAF Ringway

RAF Ringway was a Royal Air Force station in Ringway, Cheshire, England, near Manchester.

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Raoul Hafner

Raoul Hafner, (1905–1980) FEng, FRAes, was an Austrian-born British helicopter pioneer and engineer.

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Robert Kronfeld

Squadron Leader Robert Kronfeld, AFC (5 May 1904 – 12 February 1948) was an Austrian-born gliding champion and sailplane designer of the 1920s and 30s.

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Rotor kite

A rotor kite or gyrokite is an unpowered, rotary-wing aircraft.

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Saunders-Roe Skeeter

The Saunders-Roe Skeeter was a two-seat training and scout helicopter that was developed and produced by British manufacturer Saunders-Roe ("Saro") of Cowes and Southampton, in the United Kingdom.

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Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield

Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield is located east of Sherburn-in-Elmet village and west of Selby, North Yorkshire, England.

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Sikorsky R-4

The Sikorsky R-4 is a two-seat helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky with a single, three-bladed main rotor and powered by a radial engine.

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Slingsby Hengist

The Slingsby Hengist was a British military glider designed and built by Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Waco CG-13

The Waco CG-13 was an American military transport glider aircraft developed during World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_Forces_Experimental_Establishment

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