British Aircraft Corporation

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British Aircraft Corporation was a major British aerospace manufacturer formed in 1960, known for producing military and civil aircraft and as a key partner in international projects like the Concorde.

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British Aircraft Corporation canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aerospace manufacturer
defunct company
country United Kingdom
developed Bloodhound missile (later marks)
Rapier surface-to-air missile
Sea Skua missile (early work)
dissolved 1977
formedByMergerOf Bristol Aeroplane Company
surface form: Bristol Aeroplane Company (aircraft interests)

English Electric Aviation Ltd
Hunting Aircraft
Vickers-Armstrongs
surface form: Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd
founded 1960
headquartersLocation London, England
surface form: London
industry aerospace industry
defence industry
keyRole rationalisation of British aircraft industry
majorShareholder UK government
surface form: British government
nationalisedInto British Aerospace
notableAircraftFamily Lightning F.6
surface form: Lightning fighter

One-Eleven short-haul jet
notableProgramme BAC TSR-2
surface form: TSR-2 strike and reconnaissance aircraft
operatedFacility Brooklands
Filton Airfield (former)
surface form: Filton Aerodrome

Samlesbury Aerodrome
Warton Aerodrome
participatedIn Panavia Tornado
surface form: Panavia Tornado programme
partnerInProject Concorde (Air France)
surface form: Concorde supersonic airliner
partnerWith Aérospatiale
Fiat Aviazione
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
product BAC 1-11
BAC 145 (project)
BAC 167 Strikemaster
BAC 3-11 (project)
BAC Jaguar
Lightning F.1
surface form: BAC Lightning

BAC One-Eleven (re-engined variants)
surface form: BAC One-Eleven

BAC TSR-2
Concorde (Air France)
surface form: Concorde

English Electric Lightning
SEPECAT Jaguar
roleInConcorde British partner
co-manufacturer
shortName BAC
specialization civil airliners
guided weapons
military aircraft
missiles
status defunct
successor British Aerospace

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Aérospatiale coDeveloperWith British Aircraft Corporation
Concorde (Air France) manufacturer British Aircraft Corporation
Vickers-Armstrongs successor British Aircraft Corporation
Concorde G-BOAC manufacturerConsortium British Aircraft Corporation
Strikemaster manufacturer British Aircraft Corporation
RAF VC10 manufacturer British Aircraft Corporation
British Aerospace formedByMergerOf British Aircraft Corporation
Air France Flight 4590 aircraftManufacturer British Aircraft Corporation
English Electric Lightning manufacturer British Aircraft Corporation
Brooklands associatedWith British Aircraft Corporation
Paris–Washington route aircraftManufacturer British Aircraft Corporation
Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system designer British Aircraft Corporation
Bristol Aeroplane Company mergedInto British Aircraft Corporation
Bristol Aeroplane Company successor British Aircraft Corporation
SEPECAT Jaguar developedBy British Aircraft Corporation
BAC Jet Provost manufacturer British Aircraft Corporation
F-BTSC manufacturer British Aircraft Corporation