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Aircraft weapons 8

HH Aircraft guns Hispano-Suiza HS.404 Widely used 20 mm cannon of the Second World War, built in France, the United Kingdom and the United States. Hispano-Suiza · France→

AIM-132

AIM-132 Air-to-air missiles AIM-132 ASRAAM British short-range air-to-air missile, carried by the Royal Air Force. MBDA · United Kingdom→

LG Aircraft guns Lewis Gun Light machine gun with a round drum magazine, widely used on aircraft in the First World War. Birmingham Small Arms · United Kingdom→

VK Aircraft guns Vickers K machine gun British rapid-firing machine gun used by aircraft gunners early in the Second World War. Vickers · United Kingdom→

A3 Aircraft guns ADEN 30 mm cannon British 30 mm revolver cannon used on many jet fighters. Royal Small Arms Factory · United Kingdom→

1943 Bombs Bouncing bomb Barnes Wallis' bomb that skipped over the water, used by 617 Squadron in the Dambusters raid of 1943. Barnes Wallis (design) · United Kingdom→

T 1944 Bombs Tallboy British "earthquake bomb" of the Second World War, designed by Barnes Wallis. Barnes Wallis (design) · United Kingdom→

1945 Bombs Grand Slam Bomb, First Grand Slam raid: 14 March 1945 Barnes Wallis (design) · United Kingdom→

Stealth Aircraft 2

GB Stealth fighters GCAP / BAE Tempest British-Italian-Japanese sixth-generation fighter program (Global Combat Air Programme), planned for 2035. BAE Systems / Leonardo / Mitsubishi · United Kingdom / Italy / Japan→

BS 2013 Stealth drones BAE Systems Taranis British stealth combat drone demonstrator, named after the Celtic god of thunder. BAE Systems · United Kingdom→

Helicopters 3

FR 1957 European helicopters Fairey Rotodyne Large rotorcraft airliner with tip jets on the rotor and two turboprops for cruise flight. Fairey Aviation · United Kingdom→

WL 1971 European helicopters Westland Lynx Speed record for helicopters (1986) Westland Helicopters · United Kingdom→

AA 1987 European helicopters AgustaWestland AW101 Three-engined helicopter for transport, search and rescue and anti-submarine warfare. AgustaWestland / Leonardo · United Kingdom / Italy→

Government aircraft 4

AA 2007 European government aircraft Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager Vespina RAF Voyager tanker-transport in the colours of the United Kingdom, used for long government flights. Airbus · United Kingdom→

B1 1981 European government aircraft BAe 146 CC2 Four-engined jet of No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron for the Royal Family and government ministers. British Aerospace · United Kingdom→

AD 1916 European government aircraft Airco DH.4 Used for British government flights to the Paris peace conference (1919) Airco · United Kingdom→

DF 2010 European government aircraft Dassault Falcon 900LX Two Falcon 900LXs of the Royal Air Force for flights of the Royal Family and the government (replaced the BAe 146 in 2022). Dassault Aviation · United Kingdom→

Flying boats 2

SS 1937 European flying boats Short Sunderland British four-engined patrol flying boat, based on the Short Empire airliner. Short Brothers · United Kingdom→

SP 1952 European flying boats Saunders-Roe Princess Huge ten-engined flying boat airliner; only one flew before the project was stopped. Saunders-Roe · United Kingdom→

Experimental aircraft 1

1941 Jet age Gloster E.28/39 Whittle First British jet aircraft, with Frank Whittle's jet engine (1941) Gloster · United Kingdom→

Aircraft engines 2

RP Turbofans Rolls-Royce Pegasus Turbofan with swivelling nozzles that lets the Harrier take off and land vertically. Rolls-Royce · United Kingdom→

RT Turbofans Rolls-Royce Trent Family of large three-shaft turbofans for wide-body airliners. Rolls-Royce · United Kingdom→

Drones 3

DH 1935 European & Turkish drones de Havilland Queen Bee The aircraft that gave drones their name de Havilland · United Kingdom→

BS 2009 European & Turkish drones BAE Systems Mantis Twin-engined demonstrator for a British medium-altitude long-endurance drone. BAE Systems · United Kingdom→

BS 2013 European & Turkish drones BAE Systems Taranis British stealth combat drone demonstrator, named after the Celtic god of thunder. BAE Systems · United Kingdom→

Air forces 2

RAF 1918 RAF European Royal Air Force multirole United Kingdom→

ROKAF 1949 ROKAF Asia & others Republic of Korea Air Force fighter South Korea→

Airlines 7

B European British Airways The flag carrier of the United Kingdom, formed in 1974 from BOAC and BEA. United Kingdom · since 1974 BA E European easyJet British low-cost airline with bases all over Europe, known for its bright orange livery. United Kingdom · since 1995 U2 VA European Virgin Atlantic British long-haul airline founded by Richard Branson. United Kingdom · since 1984 VS I European Historic Imperial Airways Britain's early long-range airline, flying routes across the British Empire before it became BOAC. United Kingdom · 1924–1939 C Cargo CargoLogicAir British cargo airline that flew Boeing 747 freighters. United Kingdom TC Cargo Historic Transmeridian Air Cargo (TAC) Historic British cargo airline. United Kingdom OS European Oil Spill Response Organisation that uses aircraft to fight oil spills at sea. United Kingdom

Aerobatic teams 1

RA Red Arrows United Kingdom · since 1964 BAE Systems Hawk T1

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