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1982 Lucas Aerospace was a double award winner in the 1982 Queen's Award for Export Achievement. The company's '''Actuation Division''' earned an award for increasing overseas sales by 274% over the past two years, creating 140 new jobs in the process. The division also took a technology award for the re-heat nozzle and thrust reverser actuation system fitted to HB 199 engines.<ref>The Engineer 1982/04/22</ref> | 1982 Lucas Aerospace was a double award winner in the 1982 Queen's Award for Export Achievement. The company's '''Actuation Division''' earned an award for increasing overseas sales by 274% over the past two years, creating 140 new jobs in the process. The division also took a technology award for the re-heat nozzle and thrust reverser actuation system fitted to HB 199 engines.<ref>The Engineer 1982/04/22</ref> | ||
1999 | 1999 [[Thompson Ramo Wooldridge|TRW]] acquired [[Lucas Varity]], and sold '''Lucas Aerospace's''' Burnley fabrication plant<ref>The Times, November 24, 1999</ref> | ||
2002 The division made flight controls and cargo handling systems at sites in Huyton, Hemel Hempstead and Belfast as well as overseas. TRW sold it to '''Goodrich'''<ref>The Times, June 20, 2002</ref> | 2002 The division made flight controls and cargo handling systems at sites in Huyton, Hemel Hempstead and Belfast as well as overseas. '''TRW''' sold it to '''Goodrich'''<ref>The Times, June 20, 2002</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:46, 2 December 2020
1971 Lucas Industries reorganised its aerospace-related activities, including Rotax, Lucas Gas Turbine Equipment, the former Special Products Group of English Electric Co, H. M. Hobson, Vactric and Premier Precision; formed Lucas Aerospace Ltd to integrate these activities[1]
1978 Included Rotax, Lucas Gas Turbine Equipment and H. M. Hobson[2]
1982 Lucas Aerospace was a double award winner in the 1982 Queen's Award for Export Achievement. The company's Actuation Division earned an award for increasing overseas sales by 274% over the past two years, creating 140 new jobs in the process. The division also took a technology award for the re-heat nozzle and thrust reverser actuation system fitted to HB 199 engines.[3]
1999 TRW acquired Lucas Varity, and sold Lucas Aerospace's Burnley fabrication plant[4]
2002 The division made flight controls and cargo handling systems at sites in Huyton, Hemel Hempstead and Belfast as well as overseas. TRW sold it to Goodrich[5]