Not Much of an Engineer
An Autobiography
Published on 1. December 2011
256 pages
978-1-84797-325-2 (ISBN)
Description
Stanley Hooker joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1949 and tugged a rather reluctant company into the jet age, determined to give real competition to Rolls-Royce. So successful was he that in 1966 Rolls-Royce decided the best thing to do was to spend GBP63.6 million and buy its rival. By this time there was scarcely a single modern British aero-engine for which Hooker had not been responsible.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Marlborough
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations; 70 Halftones, black and white
File size
13,01 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84797-325-2 (9781847973252)
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Sir Stanley Hooker | Bill Gunston
Not Much Of An Engineer:- An Autobiography
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04/2003
The Crowood Press Ltd
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Persons
Stanley Hooker started his career at Rolls-Royce, where he made an immediate impact by increasing the power of the legendary Merlin by thirty per cent. He later joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was subsequently bought by Rolls-Royce. During a long career, Hooker was responsible for almost every modern British aero engine, including those of Concorde and the Harrier, as well as the great RB211.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 The Professional Student
- Chapter 2 The Merlin
- Chapter 3 Jets
- Chapter 4 The Nene
- Chapter 5 Axials
- Chapter 6 The Break and a New Start
- Chapter 7 The Proteus
- Chapter 8 The Olympus
- Chapter 9 The Orpheus
- Chapter 10 The Pegasus
- Chapter 11 The Mergers and my first Retirement
- Chapter 12 The RB211 and the Prodigal's Return
- Chapter 13 Romania and China
- Chapter 14 Farewell to Nightingale Road
- Glossary
- Appendix I: The engines
- Appendix II: Merlin Power and Jet Thrust
- Appendix III: The Propulsive Efficiency for a jet Engine
- Appendix IV: Supercharging the Merlin Engine
- Copyright
