Innovations and World Firsts

• Lucas pioneers the development of new aircraft switchgear to cope with higher voltage supply and the atmosphere at high altitudes
• World’s first control-by-wire engine control – Lucas provides pump and control on Bristol Proteus engine for its Britannia airliner
• UK’s first level supersonic flight – Lucas supplies pump and control on Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire engines
• First civil jet enters service (De Havilland Comet) – Lucas supplies system on De Havilland Ghost engines
• First civil Turboprop – Lucas provides control and pump on Rolls-Royce Dart
• Lucas is involved in pioneering development work on the pumps and engine controls for the Whittle jet engine
• Lucas supplies combustion and fuel system for the  world airspeed record by the Gloster Meteor: 606mph
• Lucas provides the fuel controls for the first civil jet flight with the De Havilland Comet