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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Clive Leyman (born 1935) is a Welsh aerodynamicist and was the chief aerodynamicist of Concorde.[1]

Early life

He went to Neath Grammar School for Boys in Wales. He studied at Queen Mary College in London.

Career

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Concorde 102 at RAF Fairford in July 1984

BAC

He joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1957, which became BAC in 1960. He became the Chief Aerodynamicist at BAC.[2] He worked with Jean Rech of Aérospatiale. Aerodynamic research for Concorde was notably carried out with the BAC 221, which had a droop nose, and the Dassault Mirage IV. Concorde had an ogee-shaped wing.

British Aerospace

With British Aerospace, he became the Chief Engineer of the HOTOL project.

He later became a part-time Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics at City, University of London.[3]

Personal life

He lives in Pucklechurch, a village on the B4465 in South Gloucestershire, close to the M4. He married in 1957. He married Daphne Phipps in 1985.

Publications

See also

References

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External links

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