Martinsyde
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Martinsyde was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first quarter of the 20th Century.
the company was first formed in 1908 as a partnership between H.P. Martin and George Handasyde and known as Martin & Handasyde. In 1912 they renamed the company Martinsyde Ltd. It went into liquidation in 1921.
During its existence the company based in Woking and Brooklands produced subcontracted aircraft and its own designs.
Subcontract production BE.2c and SE.5A.
- Martinsyde S.1 single-seat scout, 1914
- G100 and G102 "Elephant" - scout aircraft 1915 onwards, 171
- Martinsyde RG
- Martinsyde F.1
- Martinsyde F.2
- Martinsyde F.3 - private venture design with the Rolls-Royce Falcon engine
- Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard - fighter, the F.3 with a Hispano-Suiza engine. 1918 onwards, 333 aircraft
A number of surplus Buzzard airframe were later built up with a new engine, the radial Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar, by the Aircraft Disposal Company and sold as the "Martinsyde ADC.1" in 1924. A development of the F.4 was also made by the ADC, two "ADC Nimbus" produced as protoptypes.
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