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- The Farnborough Air Show site has been associated with aircraft and airships since 1908 when the Balloon Equipment Store was moved from Greenwich, London and renamed the HM Balloon Factory.
- Most of the aeroplanes built during the First World War were designed at Farnborough. Farnborough became famous for testing new planes to see how fast they could go.
- Samuel Franklin Cody, a US citizen, built the British Army Aeroplane No. 1 in 1908 and flew it on three occasions at Farnborough in that year. On 29th September 1908, he flew 304 feet, and flew a further 200 feet on 14th October 1908. On the third and final flight on 16th October 1908, Samuel Cody flew 1390 feet. The flight ended when the wing touched the ground as Cody attempted to turn, and the machine crashed. A replica of Cody's aeroplane has appeared at the Farnborough Air Show
- The sound barrier was broken at Farnborough in 1948 by John Derry
- Farnborough Airfield has been home to the Farnborough Airshow since 1948, when it opened its gates to the public for the first time. So, the 2008 show will be the Farnborough Airshow's 60th anniversary.
- The Comet, the world's first airliner, made its debut at the show in 1949. The Comet still has connections with Farnborough today as the RAF Nimrod, a regular performer at the airshow was originally based around a Comet airframe
- Concorde made its UK debut at Farnborough in 1970 and was a regular visitor to the Farnborough Air Show until it was grounded by British Airways and Air France
- The Airbus A380 made its UK debut at Farnborough in 2006
- Farnborough International Airshow is the world's largest temporary exhibition. The build up period takes 4 months prior to the start of the show.
- 3,600 tonnes of temporary structures are transported to the show site
- 90,000 sq. metres of structures are erected on site, providing tailor -made floor space that would accommodate London's Royal Albert Hall no fewer than 30 times!
- Some 6,000 contractors will be on site at peak time to create the exhibition halls, chalets, company facilities and public dining areas.
- Around 1,500 exhibiting companies from 35 countries will attend the 2008 Farnborough Air Show
- Farnborough 2006 trade week accumulated US$42 billion worth of orders.
- Farnborough 2006 trade week accumulated US $550million in business aviation orders
- In 2006, 270,000 visitors attended over 7 days: 140,000 trade visitors from Monday to Friday, and 130,000 members of the public at the weekend
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Farnborough Facts and Figures