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Lang Propeller Co

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of the Riverside Works, Weybridge

1909 Arthur Alexander Dashwood Lang became interested in aircraft propeller design and made some propellers in his own name. Lang developed and patented processes covering the tips of propeller blades with copper or fabric.

1912 The Riverside Works, Weybridge, put up for auction.[1]

1912 Set up in partnership with David Garnett at the Riverside Works, Weybridge, Surrey. The company was called Lang, Garnett and Co. This enterprise lasted a matter of months before Garnett left the firm. Lang established the Lang Propeller Co in 1913 and continued to use the Riverside Works.

1915 A Napier business vehicle had just been delivered to the Lang Propeller Co., Ltd., of Weybridge. This firm have large Army and Navy contracts for propeller blades used in connection with the Air Service.[2]

These premises were later used by the Airscrew Co to manufacture propellers and associated components.

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Sources of Information

  1. Surrey Herald - Friday 09 February 1912
  2. Railway News 09 October 1915