C. E. Harper Aircraft Co
of Exeter Airport, Devon.
1936 Private company formed. See Cyril Edward Harper
1952 Took over Chrislea Aircraft. Sub-contract and other aircraft component manufacture[1].
1954-56 Harper was a scooter produced. A prototype was built with the intention of fitting a 122cc or 197cc Villiers three-speed engine with fan cooling and a starting motor. The glass-fibre body had a full fairing that carried twin headlights. Although development work continued for a couple of years, few machines were ever built.
1954 Steel Ceilings became part of C. E. Harper Aircraft Co.[2]. Stock market dealings in Steel Ceilings ended in April and dealings in Harper Aircraft began in May.
1954 Harper, C. E., Aircraft Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of components, sub-assemblies ; aircraft service and maintenance. Directors: C. E. Harper (Managing), D. B. Harper. Senior Executives: A. H. A. Bastable, A.M.LMech.E., A.F.R.Ae.S., A.M.I.P.E. {General Manager); A. P. Hunt, A.F.R.AQUS., A.M.S.L.A.E. (Chief Inspector). Head Office, Works and Aerodrome: Exeter Airport, Clyst Honiton, Devon. T.; Exeter 67451. T.A. and Cables: Harp/Air, Exeter.[3]
1954 No dividend paid
1954/5 Acquired the capital of Stanley Engineering Co from Metropole Industries[4]. They withdrew the Argson invalid carriage and introduced the Harper Mk 1
1955 Acquired H. M. C. Wheels[5]
1955 Advertised a De Havilland Dove aircraft for sale at Exeter Airport[6]
1955 Resumed dividend payments[7]
1955 Chairman is A. E. Cheshire.[8]
1956 The Harper Mk 1 was replaced by the Mk 4 in petrol and electric forms.
1957 Introduced the Harper Mk 6
1957 Acquired Baldwin Instrument Co[9] and Electrical Screw[10]
1958 Design development and precision engineers, tool makers, maker of aircraft components and assemblies. Was part of Harper Group, of Hanover Sq, London[11]
Introduced the Harpermatic version of the MK 6 with a CV transmission
1959 Name changed to Harper Engineering and Electronics
1960 The Harper Mk 6 was named the Stanley Mk 7.
1961 Manufacturers of aircraft components. [12]
1965 Production of invalid carriages ceased.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Flight Magazine 29 August 1952
- ↑ The Times, Aug 05, 1955
- ↑ 1954 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times, Dec 06, 1954
- ↑ The Times, Aug 05, 1955
- ↑ [1] Aviation Ancestry
- ↑ The Times, Jul 20, 1956
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Gazette - Thursday 17 November 1955
- ↑ The Times, Apr 12, 1957
- ↑ The Times, Sep 09, 1957
- ↑ The Times, Feb 20, 1958
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE