Richard Clarkson

Richard Clarkson
Richard Clarkson
Born	14 July 1904; London
Died	7 October 1996 (aged 92)
Nationality	British
Education	Clayesmore School
Occupation	Engineer
Spouse	Sylvia Paice
Children	1 daughter
	Engineering career
Discipline	Aeronautics
Institutions	RAeS
Employer(s)	de Havilland (1925–1963); Hawker Siddeley (1963–1968)
Significant design	Hawker Siddeley (DH) 121 Trident
Significant advance	de Havilland Mosquito

Richard Milroy Clarkson OBE FCGI FRAeS (14 July 1904 – 7 October 1996) was a British aeronautical engineer with de Havilland, then Hawker Siddeley. He led the design of the HS121 Trident wing, certain features of which were subsequently used for the Airbus A300 wing in the late 1960s.

Early life

He attended Clayesmore School in Dorset.

Career

de Havilland

He joined de Havilland at Edgware in 1925.

He was responsible for the aerodynamics of the de Havilland Mosquito.^[1] The first Mosquito W4050 flew in November 1940. He became Head of Aerodynamics in 1935, and Assistant Chief Engineer in 1941.^[2]

Hawker Siddeley Aviation

He was responsible for the aerodynamics of the DH.121 Trident and his team later designed the wing for the Airbus A300.

He retired in February 1969.^[3]

Personal life

He married Sylvia Paice in 1940, and they had one daughter. He received the OBE in the 1950 New Year Honours. In April 1964 he became a Fellow of City and Guilds.^[4] He received the Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1966. From the Royal Society he received the Mullard Award in 1969 for his work on the Trident.^[5]

He died in Somerset in 1996.^[6]

References

Business positions
Preceded by	Research Director of de Havilland Aircraft (a division of HSA from 1963) 1958–1968	Succeeded by

[1] Flight International May 1943

[2] Flight International April 1952

[3] Flight International February 1969

[4] Flight International April 1964

[5] Flight International 1969

[6] Independent obituary

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