Britten-Norman’s first BN2B-26 Islander assembled entirely in the United Kingdom from individual components completed its maiden flight from Bembridge Airport on the Isle of Wight at 14:25 on 3 September. The aircraft has now entered flight testing and will eventually be delivered to the Falkland Islands Government Air Service. The milestone follows Britten-Norman’s decision to […]
Britten-Norman has completed the first flight of an Islander whose airframe has been assembled entirely in the UK from detail components, marking a significant step in the manufacturer’s return to full aircraft production at Bembridge Airport on the Isle of Wight. The aircraft took to the air from Bembridge at [read more]
UK Aviation News•UK Aviation News6 SeptThe first fully UK-built Britten-Norman (BN) Islander has begun ground testing ahead of its first flight at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. Britten-Norman took the decision to move production back to UK after aq long period where major assemblies for the aircraft type were manufactured overseas meaning that new [read more]
UK Aviation News•Nick Harding26 AugAviationNews – Britten-Norman has commenced the ground testing phase for the first BN2B-26 Islander aircraft fully manufactured in the United Kingdom following the historic repatriation...
After decades of using overseas production lines in Romania, Britten-Norman has resumed manufacturing of the STOL stalwart Islander aircraft at its historic UK home of Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. The first Islander to be built in the UK since 1968, serial number 2317 (registered as G-FRZT), has left the Britten-Norman factory and is […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet31 Jul