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Enforcer's proposed ceramic armour. Aviation Week, 12 August 1974Lockheed-Georgia had a production option on the Enforcer until August 1972 because they couldn't obtain the rights from Piper, due to government loan guarantees to Lockeed which constrained their activities.Addedum: Bristol Armour was a trading name or subsidiary of Bristol Composite Materials Engineering Ltd based in Avonmouth, Bristol, UK. Incorporated on 24 October 1972 to obtain the assets of Rolls-Royce ( Composite Materials ) Ltd and Hyfil Ltd, following RR's bankruptcy. These companies had in turn been responsible for the composite fan blades of the RB.211.Bristol Armour specialised in glassfibre armour, particularly helmets, body armour and crew seats. On 31 August 1987 it became BP Advanced Materials Ltd, presumably following a buy-out by BP, and on 04 July 1997 some of its assets transferred to become GKN Westland Aerospace Advanced Materials Ltd.
Enforcer's proposed ceramic armour. Aviation Week, 12 August 1974
Lockheed-Georgia had a production option on the Enforcer until August 1972 because they couldn't obtain the rights from Piper, due to government loan guarantees to Lockeed which constrained their activities.
Addedum: Bristol Armour was a trading name or subsidiary of Bristol Composite Materials Engineering Ltd based in Avonmouth, Bristol, UK. Incorporated on 24 October 1972 to obtain the assets of Rolls-Royce ( Composite Materials ) Ltd and Hyfil Ltd, following RR's bankruptcy. These companies had in turn been responsible for the composite fan blades of the RB.211.
Bristol Armour specialised in glassfibre armour, particularly helmets, body armour and crew seats.
On 31 August 1987 it became BP Advanced Materials Ltd, presumably following a buy-out by BP, and on 04 July 1997 some of its assets transferred to become GKN Westland Aerospace Advanced Materials Ltd.
