Britain has always played a very important role in the aeronautic industry, from Sir George Cayley who designed the first actual model of an aeroplane to Sir Frank Whittle who is credited with single-handedly inventing the turbojet engine.

Over the decades since, they have been involved with the design and development of such iconic aircraft as the Hawker Hurricane, the Supermarine Spitfire, the Concorde and more recently the Airbus A380.

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