Air Navigation and Engineering Company
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Aircraft Navigation and Engineering Company Limited was a British
aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1919 to 1927.
when the Blériot & SPAD Manufacturing Company Limited was renamed. The company was based at Addlestone
Surrey
.
The Blériot aircraft company had opened a factory at Addlestone during World War I to make SPAD and Avro aircraft and in 1919 the company became the Air Navigation and Engineering Company Limited. One of the first products was a cyclecar
designed by Herbert Jones and W.D. Marchant called the Blériot-Whippet
.
In 1922 the company built a 10-seat biplane airliner (the Handasyde H.2) on behalf of the Handasyde Aircraft Company Limited. The company built a number of light aircraft, the first designed by W.S. Shackelton was the ANEC I flying in 1923
. The aircraft were built at Addlestone then roaded to Brooklands
for flight testing. The company stopped producing aircraft in 1926
and closed in 1927.
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aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1919 to 1927.
History
The company was formed in 19191919 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1919:- Events :* Raymond Orteig offers the Orteig Prize for the first non-stop transatlantic flight between New York and Paris....
when the Blériot & SPAD Manufacturing Company Limited was renamed. The company was based at Addlestone
Addlestone
Addlestone is a town in the borough of Runnymede in the county of Surrey, England.Immediate surrounding towns and villages include Weybridge, Ottershaw, Chertsey, and New Haw. It is near Junction 11 of the M25 motorway and is served by Addlestone railway station on the Chertsey Branch Line. It also...
Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
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The Blériot aircraft company had opened a factory at Addlestone during World War I to make SPAD and Avro aircraft and in 1919 the company became the Air Navigation and Engineering Company Limited. One of the first products was a cyclecar
Cyclecar
Cyclecars were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and the late 1920s.-General description:Cyclecars were propelled by single cylinder, V-twin or more rarely four cylinder engines, often air cooled. Sometimes these had been originally used in motorcycles and other...
designed by Herbert Jones and W.D. Marchant called the Blériot-Whippet
Blériot-Whippet
The Blériot-Whippet was a British 4 wheeled cyclecar made from 1920 to 1927 by the Air Navigation and Engineering Company based in Addlestone, Surrey....
.
In 1922 the company built a 10-seat biplane airliner (the Handasyde H.2) on behalf of the Handasyde Aircraft Company Limited. The company built a number of light aircraft, the first designed by W.S. Shackelton was the ANEC I flying in 1923
1923 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1923:- Events :* The Gallaudet Aircraft Corporation is absorbed by the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation.-January:...
. The aircraft were built at Addlestone then roaded to Brooklands
Brooklands
Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England. It opened in 1907, and was the world's first purpose-built motorsport venue, as well as one of Britain's first airfields...
for flight testing. The company stopped producing aircraft in 1926
1926 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1926:- Events :* United Airlines established.* Award of the Harmon Trophy begins. A set of three trophies is awarded annually to the worlds outstanding aviator, aviatrix , and aeronaut for the year, and a fourth trophy is awarded to the outstanding...
and closed in 1927.
Aircraft designs
- ANEC IANEC I-External links:***...
------ (1923) One-engine one-seat ultralight monoplane. Three built - ANEC IIANEC I-External links:***...
----- (1924) One-engine two-seat variant of ANEC I. One built - ANEC III---- (1926) One-engine biplane six-passenger airliner or mailplane. Three built
- ANEC IVANEC IV-External links:*...
---- (1926) One-engine two-seat biplane sport aircraft. One built