Bristol Aerospace Ltd.
Title
Bristol Aerospace Ltd.
Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg
Type
Company
Visit Exhibits
Precision Making Canada After 1945. https://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/exhibits/show/making-after-1945
Begin Date
1954-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Location
Stony Mountain, MB (1962)
10210 Pie IX Blvd., Montreal, QC (1964)
Mississauga, ON (2024)
Product Areas
Aerospace
Rocketry
Activities
Manufacturing
Designing
Timeline
- 1930 – MacDonald Brothers Aircraft Company founded in Winnipeg by brothers Jim and Grant MacDonald, who moved from Nova Scotia. (Wikipedia)
- 1940s – Company building training aircraft, conducting wartime repairs, overhauls. (Wikipedia)
- 1954 – MacDonald Brothers purchased by UK-based Bristol Aeroplane Company, becoming Canadian subsidiary. (Wikipedia)
- 1962 – Company opens the Rockwood Propellant Plant, in Stony Mountain, Manitoba; company begins a partnership with Aerojet General, becoming Bristol Aerojet. (Wikipedia)
- 1964 – Company active at 10210 Pie IX Blvd., Montreal (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, (1964))
- 1965 – Black Brant rocket motors III, IV and V are tested. Bristol Aerospace takes complete control of Canadian Bristol Aerojet, renaming it Bristol Aerospace Ltd. (Wikipedia)
- 1967 – Parent company Bristol Aeroplane acquired by Rolls-Royce. (Wikipedia)
- 1997 – Rolls-Royce sells Bristol Aerospace to Magellan Aerospace, a then-primarily Canadian aerospace Company. Bristol becomes known as Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg. (Wikipedia)
- 2024 - Company active with headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario.
- 1940s – Company building training aircraft, conducting wartime repairs, overhauls. (Wikipedia)
- 1954 – MacDonald Brothers purchased by UK-based Bristol Aeroplane Company, becoming Canadian subsidiary. (Wikipedia)
- 1962 – Company opens the Rockwood Propellant Plant, in Stony Mountain, Manitoba; company begins a partnership with Aerojet General, becoming Bristol Aerojet. (Wikipedia)
- 1964 – Company active at 10210 Pie IX Blvd., Montreal (Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, (1964))
- 1965 – Black Brant rocket motors III, IV and V are tested. Bristol Aerospace takes complete control of Canadian Bristol Aerojet, renaming it Bristol Aerospace Ltd. (Wikipedia)
- 1967 – Parent company Bristol Aeroplane acquired by Rolls-Royce. (Wikipedia)
- 1997 – Rolls-Royce sells Bristol Aerospace to Magellan Aerospace, a then-primarily Canadian aerospace Company. Bristol becomes known as Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg. (Wikipedia)
- 2024 - Company active with headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario.
Sources
Bristol Aerospace Ltd.. "Black Brant Sounding Rockets" (promotional pamphlet) (Ingenium Library & Archives Trade Literature: SPACE B8615 3025)
Bristol Aerospace Ltd. 50 Years of Technology 1930-1980 - Volume 2, The Second Quarter Century (c. 1980)
Bristol Aerospace Ltd.. "Black Brant: high altitude research rockets and rocket accessories" (promotional pamphlet) (Ingenium Library & Archives Trade Literature: SPACE B8615 3018)
“Bristol Aerospace” Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Aerospace) [04-09-24]
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964 (1964)
Bristol Aerospace Ltd. 50 Years of Technology 1930-1980 - Volume 2, The Second Quarter Century (c. 1980)
Bristol Aerospace Ltd.. "Black Brant: high altitude research rockets and rocket accessories" (promotional pamphlet) (Ingenium Library & Archives Trade Literature: SPACE B8615 3018)
“Bristol Aerospace” Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Aerospace) [04-09-24]
Fraser’s Canadian Trade Directory, 1964 (1964)
| Image | Name | Function |
|---|---|---|
 | Autostation, meteorological | An automated [unmanned] surface weather observation system consisting of atmospheric ... |
 | Tester, data collection unit | An instrument used to test the data acquisition and processing ... |
 | Rocket model | A promotional model for the Black Brant IV sounding rocket. ... |
 | Payload assembly | PART OF ROCKET CONTAINING INSTRUMENTS & EXPERIMENTS, IN THIS CASE, ... |
 | Recovery system | PARACHUTE RECOVERY SYSTEM USED TO RECOVER ROCKET PAYLOADS, DEPLOYING DURING ... |
 | Payload assembly | PART OF ROCKET CONTAINING INSTRUMENTS & EXPERIMENTS. IN THIS CASE, ... |
 | Fin assembly | FIN ASSEMBLY USED IN TEST TO EVALUATE HEAT PROTECTION SYSTEM ... |
 | Aft body | AFT BODY OF BLACK BRANT 5 SOUNDING ROCKET USED TO ... |
 | Payload assembly | PART OF ROCKET CONTAINING INSTRUMENTS & EXPERIEMENTS, IN THIS CASE, ... |
 | Altimeter | INSTRUMENT USED IN ROCKET TO INDICATE VEHICLE HEIGHT. |
 | Oscillator, stable | USED FOR OPEN LOOP RANGE TRACKING OF ROCKET FROM GROUND. |
 | Oscillator, subcarrier | USED ON SOUNDING ROCKET TO CARRY DATA FROM EXPERIMENTS OR ... |
 | Oscillator, subcarrier | USED ON SOUNDING ROCKET TO CARRY DATA FROM EXPERIMENTS OR ... |
 | Oscillator, subcarrier | USED ON SOUNDING ROCKET TO CARRY DATA FROM EXPERIMENTS OR ... |
 | Sensor, magnetometer | THREE SENSORS OF THIS TYPE WOULD BE FLOWN ON ROCKET ... |
 | Magnetometer | ELECTRONICS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE POWER TO MAGNETOMETER SENSOR. LATTER WAS ... |
 | Transmitter, telemetry | USED ON ROCKET TO TRANSMIT DATA FROM EXPERIMENTS TO RECEIVE ... |
 | Transmitter frequency control | USED ON ROCKET TO CONTROL FREQUENCY ON P BAND TELEMETRY ... |
 | Transmitter, telemetry | USED ON ROCKET TO TRANSMIT DATA FROM EXPERIMENTS TO RECEIVE ... |
 | Transponder | RADAR TRANSPONDER WAS PART OF ROCKET PAYLOAD THAT ENABLED GROUND ... |
 | Commutator | USED IN ROCKET PAYLOAD TO SEQUENTIALLY SAMPLE VOLTAGES REPRESENTING DATA ... |
 | Commutator | USED IN ROCKET PAYLOAD TO SEQUENTIALLY SAMPLE VOLTAGES REPRESENTING DATA ... |
 | Antenna | INSTRUMENT USED FOR SOLAR OBSERVATIONS. THIS PARABOLIC DISH WAS ONE ... |
 | Payload assembly | PART OF ROCKET CONTAINING SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS & EXPERIMENTS, IN THIS ... |
Files
Collection
Citation
“Bristol Aerospace Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed December 26, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/41.
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