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Stag Lane Aerodrome

Stag Lane Aerodrome is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Stag Lane Aerodrome rather than just read about it. In short: Stag Lane Aerodrome was a private aerodrome between 1915 and 1933 in Edgware, north London, UK. History The land for an aerodrome was purchased by the London & Provincial Aviation Company (Warren and Smiles – Michael Geoffrey Smiles of Bonnington died in 1921) in October 1915.

Key takeaways

Stag Lane Aerodrome belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Stag Lane Aerodrome to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Stag Lane Aerodrome from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Stag Lane Aerodrome was a private aerodrome between 1915 and 1933 in Edgware, north London, UK.

History The land for an aerodrome was purchased by the London & Provincial Aviation Company (Warren and Smiles – Michael Geoffrey Smiles of Bonnington died in 1921) in October 1915. The company used the aerodrome for flying training during the First World War. London & Provincial ceased flying in July 1919 after a dispute with Department of Civil Aviation (see United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority), which refused them a licence. Stag Lane became the main base of The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited in 1920 and they purchased the freehold in 1922. Former wartime aircraft were refurbished in the early years, and the company designed and built large numbers of aircraft at Stag Lane in the 1920s and early 1930s. In 1934 the company moved to a larger factory and airfield at Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Stag Lane Aerodrome was sold for housing development in 1933, though a small 15-acre (61,000 m2) site was retained as a factory and offices for the de Havilland Engine Company Limited. The last flight from the airfield was by a de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth, G -ACTA in July 1934, by which time the company factory had been relocated to Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

British Telecom In 1976 the GPO (later British Telecom) opened the world's largest international exchange on the site, due to the hold ups in the construction of their new Mondial House, with the "De Havilland" Plessey TXK2 and "Mollison" Ericsson TXK5. The exchange closed in 1988, as most of the analogue technology was out of date. The premises was subsequently used by Bacs (The Bankers Automated Clearing House) for a number of years. It housed the administrative offices and computer centre for processing a very high volume of the UK’s inter-bank payments. Eventually the site was demolished and replaced with housing.

Aircraft built at Stag Lane Cierva C.24 Autogiro de Havilland DH.34 de Havilland DH.50 de Havilland DH.51 de Havilland DH.53 Humming Bird de Havilland DH.60 Moth/Gipsy Moth de Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth de Havilland DH.65 Hound de Havilland DH.66 Hercules de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth de Havilland DH.75 Hawk Moth de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth de Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth de Havilland DH.84 Dragon de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth de Havilland DH.86 Express de Havilland DH.87a Hornet Moth

References

Smith, Ron (2002). British Built Aircraft – Greater London. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2770-9.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stag Lane Aerodrome

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stag Lane Aerodrome claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Stag Lane Aerodrome before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Stag Lane Aerodrome ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Stag Lane Aerodrome

In research: Stag Lane Aerodrome appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Stag Lane Aerodrome in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Stag Lane Aerodrome is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1915 establishments in England, Aircraft industry in London, Airports established in 1915, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stag Lane Aerodrome outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Stag Lane Aerodrome in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Stag Lane Aerodrome means in your own words.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Stag Lane Aerodrome in simple terms?

Stag Lane Aerodrome was a private aerodrome between 1915 and 1933 in Edgware, north London, UK. History The land for an aerodrome was purchased by the London & Provincial Aviation Company (Warren and Smiles – Michael Geoffrey Smiles of Bonnington died in 1921) in October 1915.

Why does Stag Lane Aerodrome matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Stag Lane Aerodrome?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Stag Lane Aerodrome.