The Midge and Gnat were the creation of W.E.W. "Teddy" Petter, a British aircraft designer who had gained wide recognition for his design of the English Electric Canberra bomber and Lightning supersonic interceptor.
They chose to concentrate on helicopters through a link-up with Sikorsky.
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William Edward Willoughby "Teddy" Petter CBE (8 August 1908, Highgate in Middlesex - 1 May 1968, Béruges) was a British aircraft designer.
When W.E.W. Petter came to design his next high altitude aircraft, the English Electric Canberra jet bomber, it was distinguished by noticeably short wings.
Petter Solberg | Johan Petter Johansson | Petter Stordalen | Petter Adolf Karsten | Nils Petter Molvær | W.E.W. Petter | Hans Petter Moland | W.E.W. "Teddy" Petter | Ståle Petter Lyngstadaas | Petter Wettre | Petter Pilgaard | Petter Olsen | Petter Næss | Petter Hugsted | Paul Petter Waldenström | Charles Petter |