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Hi all,

can you give a short history of the british aircraft builder Heston? I need also informations about the aircraft(projects?) J.?.2/ J.?.4/ J.?.7 and J.?.8...
...was J.C.9 the last project by Heston?

Thanks

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"an you give a short history..."
Short, very short, just what is said in "Flugzeuge von A-Z", Bernard Graefe :
Founded in 1934 to take over the former Comper Aircraft Company. The first
product was the Phoenix I, first flown in 1935. Three and three similar Phoenix II
were built. Then two primary trainer (probably the T.1/37) were built and two
examples of the Type 5 Racer. The last (built) type was the A.2/45. Sorry, no
mention of projects. :(
 
Hi,

the company had two series,JA and JC.
 
hesham said:
the company had two series,JA and JC.
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I know only JA series,JA.1 was a light aircraft was (Type 1 Phoenix),JA.2 Griffin maybe a
light aircraft Project,JA.3 was T1/37 trainer,JA.4 T7/37 communication airplane Project
and JA.5 racer monoplane.
 
From Le Fana 217
 

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For JC series,

JC.1 was trainer aircraft project for T23/43,JC.2 maybe a navalised F12/43 as a
De Havilland DH-103 Sea Hornet for N5/44,JC.3 & JC.4 unknown,JC.5 was a light
communication aircraft project for A4/45,JC.6 was a AOP aircraft for A2/45,JC.7
maybe the same as Youngman-Baynes High Lift,JC.8 maybe a trainer aircraft
project for T16/48,JC.9 rocket powered VG aircraft.
 
For JC 1,5,6 & 9 were already real designations,for JC.2 it was a speculation,because
the company built it,for JC 7,also my guess,because the company was responsible
about it,and in T16/48,the firm submitted or subscribe in it,but I don't know if it
introduced a proposal or not,so I think it was JC.8,so it was also only my valuation.
 
hesham said:
For JC series,

JC.1 was trainer aircraft project for T23/43,JC.2 maybe a navalised F12/43 as a
De Havilland DH-103 Sea Hornet for N5/44,JC.3 & JC.4 unknown,JC.5 was a light
communication aircraft project for A4/45,JC.6 was a AOP aircraft for A2/45,JC.7
maybe the same as Youngman-Baynes High Lift,JC.8 maybe a trainer aircraft
project for T16/48,JC.9 rocket powered VG aircraft.
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I think that,JC.3 was known Project ?,can anyone confirm or deny that ?.
 
Can you give us the sources for the "JC.9 rocket powered VG Hesham ?
 
hesham said:
JC.8 maybe a trainer aircraft
project for T16/48
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Heston never tendered a design for T.16/48, we've discussed this before and there is no evidence of a submission.
 
Heston JC.9 on take off trolley ...
Ref. Bouncing Bomb Man, Ian Murray, Haynes Publishing, 2009

I have also found note of serials being allocated to two prototypes, WD111 & WD116
 

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Hood said:
hesham said:
JC.8 maybe a trainer aircraft
project for T16/48
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Heston never tendered a design for T.16/48, we've discussed this before and there is no evidence of a submission.
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We said before,may it was just a sketch,but definitely it was taken a designation
in the compamy,even it never grow up to be a proposal.
 
hesham said:
I know only JA series,JA.1 was a light aircraft was (Type 1 Phoenix),JA.2 Griffin maybe a
light aircraft Project,JA.3 was T1/37 trainer,JA.4 T7/37 communication airplane Project
and JA.5 racer monoplane.
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In Aeroplane monthly 2023-9,they displayed a seven-seat high-wing light monoplane project,powered
by two pusher engines,and it's unknown,but they suggested it belongs to another companies,and I say;
why we can consider it from Heston itself,may it carried the designation JA.6 ?.
 

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