Roy Chaplin
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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 Hurric
Roy Chaplin (1899–1988) around 1985
Chaplin worked on the Hawker Fury. This No. 43 Squadron RAF example is 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).
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Hawker Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that was responsible for some of the most famous products in British aviation history.
Roy Chaplin
…Roland Henry Chaplin, (16 May 1899 – 13 December 1988), 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…
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Hurricane Mk.I
Sea Fury
Hawker Hunter F.58 (ZZ190, ex-Swiss Air Force)) of Hawker Hunter Aviation arrives at the 2018 RIAT, England