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{{Short description|Former British aerospace company}}
{{Use Scottish English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Scottish Aviation Limited
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|type  = 
|fate = Merged into [[British Aerospace]]
|successor = 
|predecessor = 
|foundation = 1935
|defunct = 1977
|location = [[Prestwick]], Scotland, UK
|industry = Aerospace, engineering
|key_people = Robert McIntyre
|products = 
|num_employees = 
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|subsid = 
}}
[[File:Spirit Aerosystems building - geograph.org.uk - 1733043.jpg|thumb|The factory building of Scottish Aviation, which still exists today, was formerly the Palace of Engineering at the [[Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938|1938 Empire Exhibition]] in [[Bellahouston Park]], Glasgow. It is now owned by [[Spirit AeroSystems]].]]
'''Scottish Aviation Limited''' was an aircraft manufacturer based in [[Prestwick]], Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/scottish-aviation|title=Scottish Aviation|website=BAE Systems &#124; International}}</ref>

==History==
The company was founded in 1935.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RT5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=alkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4079%2C1402674 |title=Scots firm plans air network. Global Service Based on Prestwick |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |date=27 October 1944 |page=4 |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpia.co.uk/AirportInfo/history.asp |title= airport history |publisher=Glasgow Prestwick Airport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331212256/http://www.gpia.co.uk/AirportInfo/history.asp |archive-date=31 March 2009 |date=15 July 2009}}</ref> Originally a flying school operator, the company took on maintenance work in 1938.
During the Second World War, Scottish Aviation was involved in aircraft fitting for the war effort. This included maintenance and conversion of the [[Consolidated Liberator]] bomber.

The factory building of Scottish Aviation, which still exists today, was formerly the Palace of Engineering at the [[Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938|1938 Empire Exhibition]] in [[Bellahouston Park]], Glasgow. The building was dismantled from its Glasgow site and reconstructed.

Post-war it built robust military [[STOL]] utility aircraft such as the [[Scottish Aviation Pioneer|Pioneer]] and larger [[Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer|Twin Pioneer]]. Much later the company built some [[Handley Page Jetstream|Jetstream]] [[turboprop]] transport and navigational training aircraft following the collapse of [[Handley Page]] (which designed the type). It built [[Scottish Aviation Bulldog|Bulldog]] trainers after the demise of their original manufacturer, [[Beagle Aircraft|Beagle Aircraft Limited]].

In November 1958, redundancies affecting almost 800 of their 2,500 staff were announced.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vWhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XpUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3114%2C2460174 |title=Further Shock at Prestwick |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=21 November 1958 |page=1 |access-date=24 November 2016}}</ref> 

Scottish Aviation merged in 1977 with the [[British Aircraft Corporation]], [[Hawker Siddeley Aviation]], and [[Hawker Siddeley Dynamics]] to form [[British Aerospace]]. Much of the former Scottish Aviation assets now belong to [[Spirit AeroSystems]].

==Aircraft==
(first flight in brackets)
*[[Scottish Aviation Pioneer]] (5 November 1947)
*[[Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer]] (25 June 1955)
*[[Scottish Aviation Bulldog]]
*[[Handley Page Jetstream|Scottish Aviation Jetstream]]

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="250" mode="packed">
Image:scottish.twin.750pix.jpg|Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
Image:JetstreamXX500.JPG|Scottish Aviation Jetstream T1
Image:bulldog g-bhzr arp.jpg|Privately owned Scottish Aviation Bulldog, formerly of the [[Botswana Air Force]] and in their colours, at an English rally in 2005
</gallery>

==Cars==
[[File:Scottish Aviation Scamp 1966 red.jpg|thumb|right|1965 Scottish Aviation Scamp]]
Between 1964 and 1966 Scottish Aviation designed a small battery-electric car, the [[Scottish Aviation Scamp]], of which twelve pre-production examples were built.<ref name="design_19660701">{{cite journal |last=Carr |first=Richard |date=1 July 1966 |title=In search of the town car
|journal=Design |issue=211 |pages=29–37 |publisher=Council of Industrial Design}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom]]

==References==

===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
* Jackson, A.J. ''British Civil Aircraft since 1919 (Volume 3)''. London, Putnam, 1974. {{ISBN|0-370-10014-X}}
{{refend}}

==Further reading==
* Berry, P (2005) ''Prestwick Airport and Scottish Aviation''
* Robertson, A (1986) ''Lion Rampant and Winged''

==External links==
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* [https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/scottish-aviation Scottish Aviation] – BAE Systems
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930182506/http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/companypage.php?ID=31 Scottish Aviation] – British Aircraft Directory

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