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Clive Leyman

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Clive Leyman (born 1935) is a Welsh aerodynamicist and was the chief aerodynamicist of Concorde.[1]

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • Concorde aerodynamics and associated systems development, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1980 (with Jean Rech) ISBN 1563473089
  • A Review of the Technical Development of Concorde, Progress in Aerospace Sciences Volume 23 1986

See also

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References

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