Hawker Siddeley

Hawker Siddeley was a group of British manufacturing companies engaged in aircraft production. Hawker Siddeley combined the legacies of several British aircraft manufacturers, emerging through a series of mergers and acquisitions as one of only two such major British companies in the 1960s. In 1977, Hawker Siddeley became a founding component of the nationalised British Aerospace (BAe). Hawker Siddeley also operated in other industrial markets, such as locomotive building (through its ownership of Brush Traction) and diesel engine manufacture (through its ownership of Lister Petter). The company was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

History

Origins

Hawker Siddeley Aircraft was formed in 1935 as a result of the purchase by Hawker Aircraft of the companies of J. D. Siddeley, the automotive and engine builder Armstrong Siddeley and the aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.[1] At this time, Hawker Siddeley also acquired

Products

location city	Kingston upon Thames, Greater London

location country	United Kingdom

industry	Aerospace, Engineering

key people	Ralph Hooper, Barry Laight, Walter Sydney Douglas Lockwood CBE

subsid	Hawker Aircraft Gloster Aircraft Company Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft A. V. Roe and Company A.V. Roe Canada/Hawker Siddeley Canada (from 1945) Folland Aircraft (from 1959) de Havilland Aircraft (from 1960) Blackburn Aircraft (from 1960)

Aircraft

The Hawker Siddeley name was not used to brand aircraft until 1963. Prior to then, aircraft were produced under the name of the subsidiary company (e.g. Hawker Hurricane, Hawker Sea Hawk, Gloster Javelin, Gloster Meteor). First flight date is in parentheses.

HS.121 Trident (1962) – originated as de Havilland DH.121 airliner.
HS.125 and Dominie (1962) – originated as the de Havilland DH.125. Military service as Dominie
P.1017 (1962) – VTOL capable strike fighter concept[18][19]
HS.138 (1969) – VTOL strike aircraft project.[20]
HS.141 (1978/1979) – V/STOL airliner project submission.
HS.146 (1981) – entered production and later renamed the BAe 146.
HS.748 (1960) – originated as Avro 748 turboprop airliner.
HS.780 Andover (1965) – military derivative of HS748
P.139B – AEW and COD aircraft project.
P.1121 – a Hawker project
P.1127 Kestrel (1964) – a Hawker project
Harrier (1966) – see also Harrier jump jet
P.1154 (1960s) – V/STOL combat aircraft project
HS.801 Nimrod (1967) – development of the de Havilland Comet as a naval patrol aircraft
Nimrod R.1 (1973) – signals intelligence aircraft
HS.1182 Hawk (1974) – advanced jet trainer
HS.1200
HS.1201
Airbus A300 – Hawker Siddeley designed and built the wings of the A300 airliner.
Argosy (1959) – known as Armstrong Whitworth Argosy until individual "brands" dropped in 1963. Built by Hawker Siddeley during the early 1960s. The last Argosy was built in 1965.
Buccaneer (1958) – originated as the Blackburn Buccaneer. Hawker Siddeley built the Buccaneer for the Royal Navy, plus the South African Air Force during the 1960s, also a number of S Mk.2B aircraft for the Royal Air Force.
Comet 4 – first flying as the de Havilland Comet airliner in 1949. The Comet 4 was still being built by Hawker Siddeley in the early 1960s. The final Comet 4 rolled off the production line in 1964.
Dove – originated as the de Havilland Dove. Hawker Siddeley built the Dove during the 1960s. The last Dove was rolled off the production line in 1967.
Gnat – originated as the Folland Gnat. Hawker Siddeley built a number Gnats during the early 1960s, for the Finnish Air Force, Indian Air Force and the RAF.
Heron – originated as the de Havilland Heron. Built by Hawker Siddeley in the early 1960s. The Last Heron was rolled off the production line in 1963.
Hunter – originated as the Hawker Hunter. The Hunter was still being built by Hawker Siddeley in early 1960s. The final Hunter rolled off the production line in 1966.
Sea Vixen – originated as the de Havilland Sea Vixen. Hawker Siddeley built the Sea Vixen during the early 1960s. The last Sea Vixen was delivered to the Royal Navy in 1965.
Vulcan – originated as the Avro Vulcan. Hawker Siddeley built the Vulcan during the early 1960s. The last Vulcan was delivered to the RAF in 1965.
Armstrong Whitworth AW.681 – transport project renamed as HS.681
Hawker Siddeley Helicrane – a cancelled flying crane helicopter project in three variants, HS (Helicopter Small), HM (Helicopter Medium) and HL (Helicopter Large). The project was inherited from Blackburn, their Blackburn SP.62 design had six Bristol Siddeley turbojets in the rotor head exhausting at the rotor tips.[21]
Hawker Siddeley P.1184-16 Dash 18 – prototype V/STOL; tail gunner cockpit for aiming Taildog missiles

Missiles and rockets

Blue Steel – "stand-off" nuclear weapon developed by Avro
Blue Streak (missile) – de Havilland medium range nuclear missile
de Havilland Firestreak – air-to-air missile
Europa (rocket) – Hawker Siddeley built the first stage of the Europa rocket (derived from the Blue Streak).
Martel (missile) in collaboration with Matra
Red Top
Sea Dart – surface-to-air missile
Sea Slug – Armstrong Whitworth surface-to-air missile.
Taildog/SRAAM, an experimental missile that eventually turned into the BAE ASRAAM.

Space hardware

Miranda (spacecraft), also known as X-4, a British satellite in low Earth orbit

Heavy Equipment

TreeFarmer (heavy logging equipment)

Hawker Siddeley Canada

The Canadian subsidiary produced rail cars, transit vehicles and engines (aircraft and ship).

type	Public
fate	Aircraft business merged with British Aircraft Corporation and Scottish Aviation Group divested
predecessor	Hawker Aircraft
successor	British Aerospace Bristol Siddeley Airbus
foundation	1934 (as Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Co.)
founders	J. D. Siddeley (Co-founder) Thomas Sopwith (Co-founder, Chairman & Life President)
defunct	April 29, 1977 (aircraft production) 1992 (whole company)

History

Origins

Avro Canada

Postwar

Hawker Siddeley Nuclear Power Company

Kingston headquarters and factory

Expansion into railways

Hawker Siddeley Nuclear Power Company

Kingston headquarters and factory

Expansion into railways

Nationalisation of aircraft production

Rationalisation and sale to BTR

Hawker Siddeley name today

Products

Aircraft

Missiles and rockets

Space hardware

Heavy Equipment

Hawker Siddeley Canada

Key people

Aircraft designers and engineers

Test pilots

Managing Directors and Chairmans

Founder President

See also

External links

References