page_title: Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom
section_title: 1970 to 1979
hierarchical_section_title: Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom / Structure of the industry / 1970 to 1979
caption_attribution_description: English: Olympic Airlines Airbus A300B4-600R (SX-BEM) landing at London Heathrow Airport.
context_page_description: The aerospace industry of the United Kingdom is the second-largest national aerospace industry in the world and the largest in Europe, with a global market share of 12% in 2018. In 2013, the industry employed 84,000 people.
  Domestic companies with a large presence in the British aerospace industry include BAE Systems, Britten-Norman, Cobham, GKN, Hybrid Air Vehicles, Meggitt PLC, QinetiQ, Rolls Royce and Ultra Electronics. Foreign companies with a major presence include Boeing, Bombardier, Airbus, Leonardo, General Electric/GE Aviation Systems, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Safran and Thales Group.
  Current manned aircraft in which the British aerospace industry has a major role include the AgustaWestland AW101, AW159, Airbus A220 A320 family, A330, A340, A380, A400M, BAE Hawk, Boeing 767, 777, 787, Bombardier CRJ700, Learjet 85, Britten-Norman Defender, Britten-Norman Islander, Eurofighter Typhoon, Hawker 800, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Current unmanned aerial vehicles in which the British aerospace industry has a major role include BAE Taranis, HAV 304 Airlander 10, QinetiQ Zephyr and Watchkeeper WK450.
context_section_description: 1970: First flight of Britten-Norman Defender
  1971: First flight of Britten-Norman Trislander
  1971: First flight of Westland Lynx
  1972: First flight of Airbus A300 (wings designed and built in the UK)
  1974: First flight of Panavia Tornado
  1974: First flight of BAE Hawk
  1979: First flight of Panavia Tornado ADV
  1979: First flight of Westland 30
caption: Airbus A300
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