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The British Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Maidstone. It was founded by C H Lowe-Wylde and produced gliders and light aircraft during the 1930s. B.A.C. Ltd was registered as a Limited Company on 4 March 1931; directors were C H Lowe-Wylde, K Barcham Green and Mrs Sheila M Green. Around this time Lowe-Wylde was developing the principle of launching gliders by towing them using a powerful car. Giving demonstrations around the country, his Bentley, driven by Mrs Green, was able to launch him to a height of 300 ft, thus making hill sites and bungy-launch teams unnecessary. A public demonstration of this on the Brooklands Race Track's Finishing Straight on 9 April 1931 was filmed by British Pathe and almost ended in disaster when Lowe-Wylde clipped the port wing a

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  • The British Aircraft Company est un constructeur aéronautique britannique disparu. British Aircraft Co fut créée en 1928 pour produire des planeurs dessinés par C.H. Lowe Wylde. En 1932 un biplace en tandem fut équipé d’un moteur de moto Douglas de 600 cm3 et rebaptisé Planette. Le 13 mai 1933 C.H. Lowe Wylde se tua alors qu’il effectuait une démonstration à bord du prototype. BAC fut racheté par le pilote vélivole autrichien Robert Kronfeld et devint Kronfeld Ltd en 1936. Le Planette fut alors rebaptisé Kronfeld Drone. (fr)
  • The British Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Maidstone. It was founded by C H Lowe-Wylde and produced gliders and light aircraft during the 1930s. B.A.C. Ltd was registered as a Limited Company on 4 March 1931; directors were C H Lowe-Wylde, K Barcham Green and Mrs Sheila M Green. Around this time Lowe-Wylde was developing the principle of launching gliders by towing them using a powerful car. Giving demonstrations around the country, his Bentley, driven by Mrs Green, was able to launch him to a height of 300 ft, thus making hill sites and bungy-launch teams unnecessary. A public demonstration of this on the Brooklands Race Track's Finishing Straight on 9 April 1931 was filmed by British Pathe and almost ended in disaster when Lowe-Wylde clipped the port wing a (en)
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  • The British Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Maidstone. It was founded by C H Lowe-Wylde and produced gliders and light aircraft during the 1930s. B.A.C. Ltd was registered as a Limited Company on 4 March 1931; directors were C H Lowe-Wylde, K Barcham Green and Mrs Sheila M Green. Around this time Lowe-Wylde was developing the principle of launching gliders by towing them using a powerful car. Giving demonstrations around the country, his Bentley, driven by Mrs Green, was able to launch him to a height of 300 ft, thus making hill sites and bungy-launch teams unnecessary. A public demonstration of this on the Brooklands Race Track's Finishing Straight on 9 April 1931 was filmed by British Pathe and almost ended in disaster when Lowe-Wylde clipped the port wing as he made an impressive landing under a footbridge. A school of auto-towed instruction was started at West Malling. The Sopwith Dove G-EBKY (now with the Shuttleworth Collection) was also used for aero-towing. (en)
  • The British Aircraft Company est un constructeur aéronautique britannique disparu. British Aircraft Co fut créée en 1928 pour produire des planeurs dessinés par C.H. Lowe Wylde. En 1932 un biplace en tandem fut équipé d’un moteur de moto Douglas de 600 cm3 et rebaptisé Planette. Le 13 mai 1933 C.H. Lowe Wylde se tua alors qu’il effectuait une démonstration à bord du prototype. BAC fut racheté par le pilote vélivole autrichien Robert Kronfeld et devint Kronfeld Ltd en 1936. Le Planette fut alors rebaptisé Kronfeld Drone. (fr)
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