[citation needed] Following the war Dagnall founded his own company, which has since become famous for pneumatic dinghies and barrage balloons.
The RFD[1] name is now synonymous with "Rapid Flotation Device"[2] and the supply of marine and aviation safety equipment.
[citation needed] After World War I, in a small factory at 17 Stoke Road, Guildford, Surrey Dagnall began the manufacture of equipment and gliders.
Dagnall was a keen glider pilot and chairman of the Surrey Gliding Club and its later incarnation the Southern Counties Soaring Club[4] The non-rigid airship AD1 (registration G-FAAX) was designed by RFD and built by the Airship Development Company at the Stoke Road works in Guildford.
The original ABC Hornet engine was replaced by a 75 hp Rolls-Royce Hawk in July 1930 for work in Belgium.