what planes are made in britain?

Answer 1

Not very much these days, Britten Norman are still making their Islander Aircraft on the Isle of White. British Aerospace have stopped building the 146/RJ, ATP and Jetstream, they sold the Hawker business jet line to Raytheon in Wichita Kansas in 1995 , but they still make parts for Airbus and Shorts build parts for Bombardier/Learjet. As for military aircraft I am not sure what is still being made, I suspect Tornado and Harrier production lines are moving be it slowly. There is a Nimrod re-engine and re-wing program underway but not really a new aircraft.

Answer 2

PI Joe, Hawker Siddeley designed and built the original Harrier which was bought by the British armed forces, the US Corps, the Indian Navy and the Spanish Navy; the Thai Navy now operated the ex-Spanish aircraft.

The current version was built by McDonnell Douglas, who are now a part of Boeing; BAe Systems (the successor to Hawker Siddeley) were also involved in the program.

Anyways, back on topic. Made in Britian:

1) BAe Systems are still building and developing the superb Hawk trainer. Recent orders have included a new version for the RAF, and similar versions for South Africa and India. Further sales prospects are still good.

2) BAe Systems are also (currently) partners in two important international programs. The wings for Airbus are built at Filton (where Concorde was made), and major components for Eurofighter Typhoon are made at Warton.

3) As mentioned before, Britten Norman are still very active on the Isle of Wight, with the Islander/Defender aircraft.

4)While BAe Systems are no longer building the 146/ARJ series, there is a very active 2nd hand market for these aircraft, so a lot of refurbishing work is going on. There is also a project to convert some of these 146s for firefighting duties.

5) Bombardier have their division in Northern Ireland (it used to be Short Bros). They manufacture parts for many of the Bombardier regional jets, and also manufacture components for Boeing as part of a Bombardier contract.

6) Slightly leftfield, I know, but there are a few specialist companies involved in the restoration and reconstruction of 'warbirds' such as the Spitfire and Hurricane. As many parts have to be remade from scratch I think they should be included!

7) And last, but not least, AgustaWestland are still building down at Yeovil, as well as in Italy. The Lynx helicopter continues to sell well, and the EH-101 programme is picking up speed; it is now in service with the RAF, RN, Italian armed forces, Portugal, Denmark and Canada. There are orders from Japan, it has been selected to be the US Presidents 'Marine 1' platform and is a leading contender for the US CSAR program.

So, not too shabby, all in all!! Hope that helps.

Answer 3

Military-wise, the RAF's quota of Eurofighter Typhoon is assembled over here - and whilst there are no longer any Harriers / Tornado's being maunfactured, there remains facilities to upgrade and maintain them. Hawk training aircraft are also still being built.

The Nimrod is also being maunufactured here once the productionisation stage begins. The only original component of the nimrod is the main fuselage - every other single item is new. It is effectively a brand new aircraft, save the main body and its name!

Answer 4

Is Hawker still building planes?

I think Hawker designed the Harrier, unless it was designed in US and licensed to Hawker. I'm sure if I'm wrong, somebody will step in and correct me.

Answer 5

BAe's British aerostars and i am pretty sure Airbus was made originally in britian