BAE Samlesbury is a BAE Systems aerospace facility on the outskirts of Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The site which was once an active aerodrome and the airstrip still exists serving aircraft of the Air Cadets Gliding Squadron. The current site is part of the Eurofighter Typhoon programme alongside nearby site BAE Warton. BAE Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor [2] and a commercial aerospace manufacturer. ... Statistics Population: 105,085 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD685277 Administration District: Blackburn with Darwen Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Lancashire Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Lancashire Ambulance service: North West Post office and telephone Post town: BLACKBURN Postal district... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq... The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role canard-delta strike fighter aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers, Eurofighter GmbH, formed in 1983. ... Warton Aerodrome (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGNO) is located near to Warton village on the Fylde peninsula in Lancashire, England. ...
Samlesbury is also home to Spirit AeroSystems who also build aircraft parts at the facility. Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. ...
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