• 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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    (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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    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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    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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  • 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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    The Nene was designed as a result of a June 1944 visit to the US by Stanley Hooker. He discovered that General Electric already had two engine types running...
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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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    Aircraft Engine Historical Society. US. Retrieved 2022-05-29. "Sir Stanley Hooker". History Learning Site. Cutler, Colin (2016-03-15). "What's The Difference...
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