Sir Stanley George Hooker, CBE, FRS, DPhil, BSc, FRAeS, MIMechE, FAAAS (30 September 1907 – 24 May 1984), was a mathematician and jet engine engineer...
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in 1967. His death had left a vacuum which nobody could fill ... " – Stanley Hooker In September 1970, Rolls-Royce reported to the government that development...
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handed the project to Rolls-Royce, where Stanley Hooker joined the team from Rolls' supercharger division. Hooker's experience in the design of centrifugal...
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on the RB211 he came to understand that £50 million is peanuts." – Stanley Hooker. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th...
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(860 kW) at 3,000 rpm at 14,000 feet (4,300 m). Merlin XX Merlin X with Stanley Hooker re-designed supercharger incorporating re-designed inlet and improved...
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and New Hampshire Stanley Hooker (1907–1984), English aviation engineer Steve Hooker (born 1982), Australian pole vaulter Thomas Hooker (1586–1647), Puritan...
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high-pressure-ratio compressor would cause stability problems. As Sir Stanley Hooker explains in his autobiography, the outlet area of a compressor is significantly...
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Engineer Frank Owner to Chief Engineer of the Engine Division Stanley Hooker: "You know, Stanley, when we designed the Proteus I decided we should make the...
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Royal Archived 1 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine in Clitheroe, Stanley Hooker and Ernest Hives of Rolls-Royce agreed with Spencer Wilks of the Rover...
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[bare URL] "Not much of an Engineer" by Stanley Hooker, Hooker, Sir Stanley; Gunston, Bill (2011-09-20). Not Much of an Engineer. Crowood...
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