Brooklands "AVROPLANE" Project

In the early days of flight, Brooklands was the hub of nearly all the experimental flying in Great Britain. Brooklands was home to a handful of "Intrepid Birdmen" with primitive aeroplanes of wood and glue ...

Prior to 1910 there was practically no flying on English machines and if you wanted to fly, you had to go to France to buy a French aeroplane. It was due to people like A. V. Roe that this was to change ...

Sometimes, when you see an aeroplane flying overhead, or take a flight, give a thought to the debt we owe them all. They are the ones who discovered, the hard way, all the basic principles of flight.

Howard Pixton

Brooklands museum have been sponsored by Eric Verdon-Roe to build an airworthy replica of the Avroplane, that can be dismantled and taken to shows and exhibitions, in time for the centenary anniversary in 2008. This replica is only intended to hop a few feet off the ground, and is being done under the ruling of the Popular Flying Association in the Very Light Aircraft category. This website is following developments as they happen.