Scottish Aviation

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Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, England, 2003.
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Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, England, 2003.

Scottish Aviation was a Scottish aircraft manufacturer, based at Prestwick in South Ayrshire.

Originally a flying school operator it took on maintenance work in 1938. During the Second World War, Scottish Aviation was heavily involved in aircraft fitting for the war effort. This included maintenance and conversion of the Consolidated Liberator bomber. Post war it built robust military STOL utility aircraft such as the Pioneer and larger Twin Pioneer. Much later the company built some Jetstream turboprop transport and navigational training aircraft following the collapse of the Handley Page Aircraft Company (which designed the type). It built Bulldog trainers after the demise of their original manufacturer, Beagle Aircraft Limited. Scottish Aviation merged with the British Aircraft Corporation, Hawker Siddeley Aviation, and Hawker Siddeley Dynamics to form British Aerospace in 1977.

[edit] Aircraft

(first flight in brackets)

[edit] Further reading

  • Berry, P (2005) Prestwick Airport and Scottish Aviation

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