Research Strategy and Action Plan 2021-2028
Version of 14 January 2021 Purpose and Scope This document...
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Last updated: 15 May 2024
The county has a world-class history in engineering. London’s first underground tube line was designed by Cheltenham-based engineer Benjamin Baker and The Gloucester Docks were the site of industrial revolution and trade in the 1800s.
The first ever British and Allied jet, the Gloster E28, was designed and built by the Gloster Aircraft Company. Powered by jet engine inventor Frank Whittle’s first flight engine, its taxiing trails first began at Gloucester’s Brockworth airfield. Although the original jet takes pride of place in the Science Museum in London, an exact replica can be found at the Jet Age Museum in Gloucester.
For many years, the Cheltenham Flyer held the unchallenged title of World’s Fastest Train. Engineered in 1935 to speed up the journey between Cheltenham’s original St. James Station and London Paddington, it reached an average top speed of 81.6 mph. Which was unprecedented at the time.
Today our engineering students benefit from local long-standing firms such as Dowty Heritage and GE Aviation.
The latter is a world-leading provider of equipment for civilian and military aircraft, contributing to a global service network. GE produces aviation jet and turboprop engines, avionics and electrical power and mechanical systems for aircraft. At present, they’re quickly developing as a digital industrial business because of their ability to harness large streams of data and provide incredible insights as a result.
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