Why buying an airfield is harder than you’d think…

Buying former military sites in Britain is no mean…

Hullavington revisited

Architecture critic, Jonathan Glancey, explores the curiously mechanical history of Hullavington Airfield. Exploring the base through the events, objects, and people who helped to…

Timeline: Hullavington 1066–2018

We trace the history of Dyson’s newest space past the airfield’s origins in the lead up to WW2 — right back to 1066 and the last time the British Isles were successfully…

The birth of aviation and Britain’s first attempt at human-powered flight

Technological innovation and risk-taking thrived in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, long before it became the home of Dyson. This is the…

The death-defying and dramatic events of the 1970 World Aerobatics Championships — history’s forgotten sporting spectacle

American pilot, Art Scholl, took part in the sixth World Aerobatics Championships…

Video: Welcome to Dyson’s top-secret electric vehicle hangar

After months of extensive restoration, this 8o-year-old hangar has finally been repurposed. Nobody outside of Dyson will ever step foot in this…

Interview: Chris Wilkinson, architect

Here, we talk to the man giving Dyson room to breathe…

Over the past 25 years, architectural firm WilkinsonEyre has designed virtually all of Dyson’s buildings — including most recently Hullavington…

Meet the R.A.F.’s most historic aircraft

In 1943, 16 different types of military planes gathered on the runways of Hullavington airfield for a unique picture. We explore the incredible machines who helped…

Inside Hangar 86: Dyson’s new top-secret home

Just before the automotive engineers moved in and its…

Read on: — For the second issue we explore the incredible history of Hullavington — Dyson’s recently restored…