Unofficial Farnborough Air Sciences Trust
Farnborough was originally a small town in England, south west of London with some fine mid-19th Century buildings and, importantly, close to open heath and to Aldershot, the home of the British army. It grew into the foremost location for British aviation research and development.
The connection with aviation spans most of the 20th Century and includes: Samuel Cody, Royal Engineers Balloon School, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Aircraft Factory, Lord Trenchard, RAF, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Fairey Delta supersonic world speed record, Skylark high altitude research rocket, Tornado, Concorde, the UK's largest wind tunnel, transonic and supersonic wind tunnels. Research and development at Farnborough also made significant contributions to the fields of advanced materials and aviation medicine.
By far the most significant era was that of The Royal Aircraft Establishment - there are many who are proud to be associated with it and its achievements and form the backbone of the supporters of FAST.