In this period, the company developed the first operational, and, by far, the most successful VTOL jet aircraft, the Harrier family. In 1963, the names of the constituent companies were dropped, with products being rebranded as " Hawker Siddeley" or " HS". In 1959, Folland Aircraft was acquired, followed by de Havilland Aircraft Company and Blackburn Aircraft in 1960. Out of this decision, came the "order" that all future contracts being offered had to include agreements to merge companies.
In the late 1950s, the British government decided that with the decreasing number of aircraft contracts being offered, it was better to merge the existing companies, of which there were about 15 surviving at this point, into several much larger firms. In 1959, the aero engine business, Armstrong Siddeley was merged with that of the Bristol Aero Engines to form Bristol Siddeley. The aircraft division would become Hawker Siddeley Aviation (HSA) and the guided missile and space technology operations as Hawker Siddeley Dynamics (HSD). In 1948, the company name was changed to Hawker Siddeley Group. This aircraft, used for aerobatic displays, is in a special colour scheme. Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Hawk T.1A, with its pilot. Roe Canada was dissolved and the remaining assets were transferred to the now defunct Hawker Siddeley Canada. After the cancellation of the Arrow, the company began to unravel. Other design projects (not built) included supersonic transport (SST) passenger aircraft, a mach-2 VTOL fighter, hovercraft, a jet engine-powered tank, and the hypersonic Space Threshold Vehicle. Only the CF-100 fighter entered full-scale production. During its operation, Avro Canada aircraft (built) included the C102 Jetliner, CF-100 Canuck, CF-105 Arrow and VZ-9- AV Avrocar. Avro Canada underwent a major expansion through aircraft development and acquisition of aircraft engine, mining, steel, railway rolling stock, computers, electronics, and other businesses to become, by 1958, Canada's third largest company directly employing over 14,000 people and providing 45% of the parent company's revenues. Roe Canada, commonly known as Avro Canada, initially a wholly owned subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley. In 1945, the Hawker Siddeley purchased Victory Aircraft of Malton, Ontario, Canada from the Canadian government, renaming the company A.V. During this campaign, Hurricanes outnumbered all other British fighters combined in service, and were responsible for shooting down 55 percent of all enemy aircraft destroyed. The constituent companies continued to produce their own aircraft designs under their own name as well as sharing manufacturing work throughout the group.ĭuring the Second World War, Hawker Siddeley was one of the United Kingdom's most important aviation concerns, producing numerous designs including the famous Hawker Hurricane fighter plane that, along with the Supermarine Spitfire, was Britain's front-line defence in the Battle of Britain. Roe & Company (Avro), Gloster Aircraft Company (Gloster) and Air Training Services. At this time, Hawker Siddeley also acquired A.V. Siddeley, the automotive and engine builder Armstrong Siddeley and the aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Hawker Siddeley Aircraft was formed in 1935 as a result of the purchase by Hawker Aircraft of the companies of J. 1.4 Nationalisation of aircraft production.1.3.2 Kingston headquarters and factory.1.3.1 Hawker Siddeley Nuclear Power Company.