Systems Collection

North American F-100F Super Sabre N414FS
North American F-100F-10-NA Super Sabre N414FS (msn 243-102, ex 56-3826, GT-826, N3252C), of Flight Systems Inc. at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 13 July 1985. Date: 1985

Alexandra Palace, the home of the B. B. C. The large transmitt
Alexandra Palace as the home of the B.B.C television service in 1936 showing the mast and transmitting aerials for vision and sound

Hindu / The Cosmic Turtle
In the ancient Indian cosmogony, the Earth is sustained on the backs of elephants who are themselves standing on the back of a cosmic turtle

PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (2)
Earth is depicted at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the seven planets known to him : our globe is made up of four elements - earth, air, fire and water

PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (1)
A representation of his system, showing Earth at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the planets and by the signs of the Zodiac

Copernicus / Solar System
The solar system according to Copernicus where Earth rotates daily on axis and, with other plants, revolves around the Sun

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows break Scampton 1989
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks break during their display at Scampton in October 1989 Date: 1989

Copernicuss System (1)
A representation of his system, showing Earth circling the sun which illumines different parts of the globe according to the time of day and the season of the year

Kepler Planetary System
Model of Keplers planetary system

Short Rifle Diagram 1915
Multi-part diagram, showing the complex working systems of a short rifle, taking a Lee- Enfield Mark III magazine. Date: 1915

The Earth
According to Hindu belief, the Earth is supported on elephants, standing on a tortoise, which floats in the Universal Ocean

Geocentric System
The pre-Copernican system of the Planets - Earth at the centre orbited by the other planets including the sun, and surrounded by the stars

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows Cosford 1982
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks perform the vixen break at Cosford in April 1982 Date: 1982

NFS - Home Office hose tests at Wimbledon, WW2
London Region NFS/AFS firefighters assisting in Home Office trials to improve water delivery systems to emergency dams and onto fires after the fire service was nationalised in August 1941

Junction Picture
A medieval missionary finds a place where the Earth touches the Heavens. (Note that this is not a medieval illustration but a very clever 19th century pastiche !)

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows Diamond Bend Finningley
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks flying the Diamond Bend at RAF Finningley in 1983 Date: 1983

Copernicuss System (2)
The universe with our Sun as its centre, circled by our Earth and the other planets, and by the signs of the Zodiac : Jupiter is shown with its satellites

Solar System 1860
The solar system as known to Victorian astronomers, Neptune is the farthest out - they have yet to learn about Pluto, which will not be located until 1930

BAE Systems building, Michaelson Road, Barrow-in-Furness
A woman walks beneath the big windows of BAE Systems building, Michaelson Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. She casts a shadow on the wall Date: 2012

Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S. 2B XW988
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B XW988 (msn B3-3-72) of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Boscombe Down. XW988, with two more S.2Bs

Impression of a BAE Systems Future Offensive Air System
An artist?s impression of a BAE Systems Future Offensive Air System (FOAS) study

Pilatus PC-9 ZG969
Royal Air Force - Pilatus PC-9 ZG969 (msn 177, ex HB-HQE), operated by BAE Systems and used for comparison testing with the T-6B Texan II. Date: circa 1990

North American F-100F Super Sabre N417FS
North American F-100F-10-NA Super Sabre N417FS (MSN 243-118, ex 63842, ex 56-3842, ex N32511), of Tracor Flight Systems, from Wittmundhafen AB in Germany. Date: circa 1990

A portable steam boiler
Royal Navy - A portable steam boiler for supplied steam to test ship systems during construction, maintenance, at a Royal Navy Ship Yard.. Date: circa 1960

Tecalemit Aircraft Lubrication Systems - Tecalemit Ltd. Date: 1936

How mines were ventilated
How the mines were ventilated and drainer. One of the reasons for the mine strike of 1912 was the poor maintenance of ventilation and draining of the mines

Canadair CL-13 Mk. 5 - QF-86E Sabre 23300 - N4724A
United States Army - Canadair CL-13 Mk.5 / QF-86E Sabre 23300 / N4724A (msn 1090), operated for the US Army by Flight Systems inc, Mojave, CA

Canadair CL-13 Mk. 5 - QF-86E Sabre 23146
United States Army - Canadair CL-13 Mk.5 / QF-86E Sabre 23146, operated for the US Army by Flight Systems inc, Mojave, CA. retaining its Royal Canadian Air Force serial 23206'. Date: circa 1983

Canadair CL-13 Mk. 5 - QF-86E Sabre 23206 - N5592D
United States Army - Canadair CL-13 Mk.5 / QF-86E Sabre 23206 / N5592D (msn 996), operated for the US Army by Flight Systems inc, Mojave, CA

Canadair CL-13 Mk. 5 - QF-86E Sabre 23283 - N2290Z
United States Army - Canadair CL-13 Mk.5 / QF-86E Sabre 23283 / N2290Z (msn 1073), operated for the US Army by Flight Systems inc, Mojave, CA

IAI Scout 401 on a display stand, demonstrating EO systems. Date: circa 1990

Learjet 35 N542PA (msn 35-030), of Phoenix Air Group, configured for target and electronic warfare training. ( this aircraft crashed at Fresno on 14 December 1994)

NKC-135A Stratotanker 55-3124
United States Air Force - NKC-135A Stratotanker 55-3124 (MSN 17240), of the 4950th Test Wing, Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson, OH. Date: circa 1990

North American F-100F Super Sabre N418FS
North American F-100F-15-NA Super Sabre N418FS (msn 243-272, ex 56-3996, GT-996, N3251X), of Flight Systems Inc / Hunting Flight Trials Group, at RAF Binbrook on 22 August 1987. Date: 1987

Convair CV-990 N810NA - NASA 810
Convair CV-990-30A-5 N810NA / NASA 810 (msn 30-10-29, ex N5617), the Landing System Research Aircraft, used for testing the Shuttle Orbiter undercarriage systems. Seen Date: circa 1998

North American F-100C Super Sabre N2011M (msn 217-352, ex 54-2091, ex 3-091), at Mojave Airport with Tracor systems. Date: 1993

Bell X-1E 46-603 (msn 0002), on display in front of the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center headquarters building at Edwards Air Force Base, California

BAE SYSTEMS AVRO RJ-70 G-BVRJ
BAE SYSTEMS AVRO RJ-70G-BVRJ (msn E1254), of Qinetic. Date: circa 2015

Embraer ERJ-145EU G-OWTN (msn 145010), of BAE Systems. Date: circa 2015

United States Air Force Boeing WC-135B 61-2666 (msn 18342) at McCleelan Air Force Base. Boeing C-135B-BN Stratolifter (Boeing 717-185)

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - betting systems. Date: 20th century

Cooling and lubrication systems for Miss England III. Arrangement of water pipes for gear boxes and stern tubes. Date: 1932

By Ferry or Tunnel to France - Factors for and against
By Ferry or Tunnel to France: Factors in the Transport Problem. The merits of a atunnel system as opposed to a channel train ferry system

Air conditioning for the House of Commons by G. H. Davis
To cool the heads and warm the feet of our legislators: air-conditioning for the new House of Commons. Diagram by G. H. Davis in The Illustrated London News showing how a single switchboard operator

Boeing XP-8 28-359
Boeing XP-8 (Model 66) 28-359 (msn 806). Designed to a 1925 Army Air Corps specification for a fighter powered by a 600hp Packard 2A-1500 inverted water-cooled V-12 engine

Fa Facilities Experimental Center - Grumman F9F-8P Cougar
Federal Aviation Administration Facilities Experimental Center - Grumman F9F-8P Cougar N473 NAFEC-14. On loan from the United States Navy - BuAer number 141683 msn 15 ( N474, NAFEC-15)

United States Air Force - Martin B-57E Canberra 55-4251
United States Air Force - Martin EB-57E Canberra 55-4251 of the 4713th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron at Otis Air Force Base

Boeing 247D DZ203
Boeing 247D, DZ203, was used for instrument and automatic landing systems research by the RAF during WW2

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