Roland Henry Chaplin,, known as Roy Chaplin, was an aeronautical engineer who worked with Sydney Camm at Hawker Aircraft Limited from 1927 to 1962. He helped design the Hawker Fury biplane, the Hurricane monoplane, and the Harrier jump jet. He graduated with a degree in engineering from London University and retired in the 1960s.
Roy Chaplin (1899–1988) around 1985
Chaplin worked on the Hawker Fury. This No. 43 Squadron RAF example c. 1931
Chaplin's contributions to the design of the Hurricane were rewarded in 1946 with an OBE. Pre-production version at Brooklands, 6 November 1935
Undated image from NASA. Chaplin was proud of his work on the Harrier jump jet (P.1127).
Sir Sydney Camm, CBE, FRAeS was an English aeronautical engineer who contributed to many Hawker aircraft designs, from the biplanes of the 1920s to jet fighters. One particularly notable aircraft he designed was the Hawker Hurricane fighter.
Sydney Camm at Windsor Model Aeroplane Club, c. 1915 with "twin-pusher" style free flight model
The Hawker Hurricane was designed by Sir Sydney Camm.
Hawker Typhoon
Hawker Tempest prototype