Sheffield, Salford, Brunel and Liverpool are all good. They will also all attract tuition fees of about £9k per year for a UK or EU student. Glasgow is as good, and a lot cheaper - simply because it's in Scotland.
Okay, a fascination with engineering is a fair reason, but bear in mind that if you do fail to get a flying job 2 years after graduation, your engineering skills won't be all that current and getting a job in that field may be little easier than getting a flying job. That said, adding in all that you'll have learned on your flying course may give you some advantages.