Visitors to the Farnborough


International Airshow enjoy the aircraft (and the shade) inside the Brooklands Museum Pavilion (David Nagle).


and manufacture that made Brooklands one of the most important aeronautical engineering sites in the world were represented. Complete replicas of the Roe I Biplane, with


which A V Roe conducted his first flight trials at Brooklands in 1908, and the Bleriot XI, the first ‘heavier-than-air’ aircraft to cross the English Channel in 1909, introduced visitors to the very earliest days of engine-powered flight. But it wasn’t only at its dawn that Brooklands led the way in pioneering engineering. Around 30 per cent of the airframe of every Concorde was manufactured in the aircraft factories on the site, and to mark this extraordinary development an original Concorde undercarriage was on display for those visitors who enjoy their aircraft supersonic!


Brooklands’ long association with the RAF was


also celebrated with replicas of the Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a and the Sopwith Camel, both of which were in service with the RAF at its formation in 1918. This marked the beginning of a relationship between the RAF and Brooklands- built aircraft which lasted for 95 years until the retirement of the last VC10 in 2013. The Brooklands Learning team was on hand to


inspire younger flyers about the fascinating world of aviation design and manufacture, with the ever-popular Pedal Planes making an appearance alongside a ‘mini Aircraft Factory’ of activities drawn from the Museum’s award-winning new exhibition that fascinated young engineers throughout the weekend.


David Nagle


The Museum’s Learning team with their ‘Mini Aircraft Factory’ activities (David Nagle).


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