Spartan Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1930 to 1935. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1930: Events The Surrey Aero Club inaugurates recreational flights from Gatwick Race Course (now London Gatwick Airport). ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1935: Events January January 11-12 – Amelia Earhart makes the first solo flight across the Pacific from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California. ...
History
In 1928 Oliver Simmonds designed and built a prototype aircraft the Simmonds Spartan. The design was a success with over 50 aircraft built. To capitalise on the success Simmonds Aircraft Limited changed name in 1930 to Spartan Aircraft Limited. The first aircraft from the renamed company was the Spartan Arrow a two-seat biplane of which 28 were built. The next design was a three-seat open-cockpit biplane the Spartan Three Seater. Spartan Aircraft's final product was the Spartan Cruiser a three-engined light plane developed from the Saro-Percival Mailplane. The company ceased to build aircraft in 1935. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1930: Events The Surrey Aero Club inaugurates recreational flights from Gatwick Race Course (now London Gatwick Airport). ... The Spartan Cruiser was a 1930s British three-engined monoplane transport built by Spartan Aircraft Limited at East Cowes, Isle of Wight. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1935: Events January January 11-12 – Amelia Earhart makes the first solo flight across the Pacific from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California. ...
The Simmonds Spartan is a 1920s British two-seat biplane trainer/tourer aircraft built by Simmonds Aircraft Limited. ... The Spartan Cruiser was a 1930s British three-engined monoplane transport built by Spartan Aircraft Limited at East Cowes, Isle of Wight. ...
References
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10014 X.
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