Talk:Bristol Aeroplane Company/Archives/2014

Naming of the military planes

Is the Bristol Beaufort named after anyone in particular. eg Francis Beaufort, RN given the nautical connection? the Buckingham could be the Duke of B. as with the Blenheim , Beaufighter is presumably the "Beau" out of Beaufort + "fighter". GraemeLeggett 15:01, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes, you have the right Beaufort there. And again, yes, Beaufighter is a portmanteau of Beaufort and Fighter. Emoscopes ^Talk 20:23, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Predecessor company

Surely the predecessor is Bristol and Colonial Aeroplane Company not British and Colonial?? DuncanHill 15:00, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

No, it certainly was the British and Colonial Aircraft Company. Emoscopes ^Talk 20:20, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

"This list is incomplete"

Really? I'm pretty sure I've got every Bristol aircraft that ever flew in there. KiwiBiggles 21:04, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, I meant it as a header for the entire product line (not just aircraft), I'll move it somewhere more appropriate Emoscopes ^Talk 21:09, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Separate Bristol Engines?

I really like the timeline graph, but it really breaks up the article so much you can pretty much miss the Engines section below. Perhaps we should just move Engines to a separate article? Maury 12:01, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

the problem is the timeline itself, even if the detail of Bristol Engines were spun off it would still be appropriate to have a summary at that point. Shift the timeline template somewhere further down. GraemeLeggett 09:42, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

The article in WP on "Paravane (weapon)" list Bristol A.C. as involved. What goes with this water kite or water glider?

Did Bristol A.C. make or design some water kites or water gliders with wing for kiting or towing udnerwater or not? Joefaust (talk) 06:03, 4 March 2008 (UTC)