 Marshall Slingsby Advanced Composites logo | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1931 |
| Founder | Fred Slingsby |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Carl Morse, General Manager[citation needed] |
| Products | gliders, light aircraft |
| Owner | Marshall Group |
| Website | marshalladvancedcomposites |
Slingsby Aviation was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, England. The company was founded to design and build gliders and sailplanes. From the early 1930s to around 1970 it built over 50% of all British club gliders and had success at national and international level competitions.[1] It then produced some powered aircraft, notably the composite built Firefly trainer, before becoming a producer of specialised composite materials and components.
The business is now known as Marshall Advanced Composites and produces composite parts for ships, submarines and aircraft. It is a subsidiary of Marshall of Cambridge.
- ^ Ellison 1971, pp. 45–55