William Beardmore and Co: Aircraft










Note: This is a sub-section of William Beardmore and Co.
William Beardmore and Co's experience in building engines for ships led them into building engines for airships and aircraft.
1913 William Beardmore regained full executive control of the company and immediately took the opportunity to diversify into aircraft manufacturing.
WW1 Licensed builder of the Sopwith Pup, produced the Beardmore WB 111 for carrier operations and the Nieuport 20. Also built airships at a site at Inchinnan in Renfrew, including R34 and R36
1922 With the end of World War Ι came a slump in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Decreased demand resulted in the closure of the business in October. The Inchinnan site was later used by the India Tyre and Rubber Co.
1924 Aircraft built at the Naval Construction Works, Dalmuir (see advert)
1925 The new type of all-metal flying boat built by the Rohrbach Metal Aeroplan Co, of Copenhagen, represented a trend in design which was of especial interest to engineers. The system was developed by William Beardmore and Co., at the company's Dalmuir shipyard, where aircraft for both land and marine service, equipped with double and multiple engines, were under construction.[1]
1925 Developed the Wee Bee.
1930 Due to the financial problems of the parent company, many of its diversification activities had to be closed down.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1925/03/27