Meggitt Plc
A British engineering firm that makes high-performance parts for aircraft, defense, and energy — including the wheels and brakes that stop commercial and military planes. It began in 1947 as a machine-tool maker called Willson Lathes, and took the Meggitt name after buying Meggitt Engineering in 1964. Its engineering roots reach back to 1850, when an acquired firm invented the world's first hot air balloon altimeter.