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Aircraft Components

In 1931 George Dowty set up the Aircraft Components Company at 10 Lansdown Terrace Lane in Cheltenham

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  • A.V.Roe and his 4-Wheeled Motorcycle

    A.V.Roe and his 4-Wheeled Motorcycle

    This is an article from a locally published pamphlet titled ‘Memoirs of a Lowford boy’. The author was Mr Jim Greening ...
  • Advantage of Wheels with Internal Springing by G H Dowty

    Advantage of Wheels with Internal Springing by G H Dowty

    Paper written by George H Dowty about Advantage of Wheels with Internal Springing – Feb 1929
  • Aeroplane Wheels with Internal Springing by G H Dowty

    Aeroplane Wheels with Internal Springing by G H Dowty

    Paper on Aeroplane Wheels with Internal Springing by G H Dowty – Feb 1929
  • Air Ministry Schedule for the supply of Internal Sprung Aero Wheels

    Air Ministry Schedule for the supply of Internal Sprung Aero Wheels

    Air Ministry Schedule for the supply of Internal Sprung Aero Wheels – Jul 1929
  • Aircraft Components - People

    Aircraft Components - People

    Photographs of the people who used to work at Aircraft Components Martin Robins writes, that there were 40 Dowty Pioneers…. To qualify ...
  • Aircraft Components - Publications

    Aircraft Components - Publications

    Copies of the sales and information publications published and issued by Aircraft Components
  • Aircraft Components Ltd - Synopsis

    Aircraft Components Ltd - Synopsis

    In 1931 George Dowty set up the Aircraft Components Company in No.7 Lansdown Terrace Lane in Cheltenham, his own one-man ...
  • Aircraft Industries Corporation Ltd - 1935

    Aircraft Industries Corporation Ltd - 1935

    Press Release: FLIGHT. SEPTEMBER 19, 1935 Aircraft Industries Corporation Ltd Registered as a private company on September 5, with a nominal capital ...
  • Description of Landing Wheels with Oleo Strut

    Description of Landing Wheels with Oleo Strut

    Papers written by G H Dowty on the Description of Landing Wheels with Oleo Strut – May 1931
  • Design Approval from Air Registration Board

    Design Approval from Air Registration Board

    Aircraft Components Design Approval from Air Registration Board – Mar 1939
  • Dowty Equipment - Newspaper Clippings

    Dowty Equipment - Newspaper Clippings

    Aircraft Components and Dowty Equipment – Newspaper Clippings that appeared in the local and national press from 1930’s through to ...
  • Dowty Group - 21st Anniversary

    Dowty Group - 21st Anniversary

    Booklet celebrating the 21st Anniversary of Dowty Group 1931-1952
  • Dowty Patent for Improvements in Landing Gear

    Dowty Patent for Improvements in Landing Gear

    Copy of the G H Dowty Patent Specification for Improvements in Landing Gear – Dec 1924
  • Drawing of Hydraulic Hand Pump and Reservoir

    Drawing of Hydraulic Hand Pump and Reservoir

    Drawing of Hydraulic Hand Pump and Reservoir – Oct 1938
  • George Dowty's Action Sheet

    George Dowty's Action Sheet

    Copy of an Action Sheet by G H Dowty, that was created to track the progress of possible financial support ...
  • Gloster Aircraft Co enquiry for Dowty Shock Absorber Struts

    Gloster Aircraft Co enquiry for Dowty Shock Absorber Struts

    Gloster Aircraft Company enquiry for Dowty Shock Absorber Struts – Jul 1934
  • Goodyear letter of enquiry for Dowty Internally Sprung Wheel

    Goodyear letter of enquiry for Dowty Internally Sprung Wheel

    Goodyear letter of enquiry for Dowty Internally Sprung Wheel – Oct 1928
  • Hydraulic Actuating Equipment for Aircraft

    Hydraulic Actuating Equipment for Aircraft

    “Hydraulic Actuating Equipment for Aircraft”, written by the Technical Director, R. H. Bounds at the request Air Force personnel and ...
  • Landing Gear, Hydraulic Equipment and Aircraft Components

    Landing Gear, Hydraulic Equipment and Aircraft Components

    Aircraft Components – Landing Gear, Hydraulic Equipment and Aircraft Components
  • Letter from the Editor of The Aeroplane Magazine

    Letter from the Editor of The Aeroplane Magazine

    Letter from the Editor of The Aeroplane Magazine to George Dowty – Jun 1930
  • Letter to Air Ministry about a "spat" between Dowty and Dunlop!

    Letter to Air Ministry about a "spat" between Dowty and Dunlop!

    Letter from George Dowty to the Air Ministry, about what seemed to be an apparent “spat” between Dowty and Dunlop! ...
  • Oleo Dashpot Design

    Oleo Dashpot Design

    Paper on the design of the Oleo Dashpot  
  • Oleo Gears for Aircraft

    Oleo Gears for Aircraft

    Copy of a paper about Oleo Gears for Aircraft
  • Paper on "A New Type of Aircraft Shock Absorber"

    Paper on "A New Type of Aircraft Shock Absorber"

    Paper written by George H Dowty on “A New Type of Aircraft Shock Absorber” – Mar 1929
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