of Comper Aircraft
Company Ltd. Developed the Heston Type 1
Phoenix in 1935, a five-seat cabin monoplane with
retractable landing gear, the first on a British
A.2/45
high-wing
aircraft. Also produced the 2,300 hp Napier Sabre-powered
Heston Type 5 racer. Sponsored by Lord Nuffield for
a British attempt on the world speed record, it crashed
on maiden flight in June 1940. A second was never
completed.
