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Pandia Ralli

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Pandia Antonio Ralli (28 June 1888 - 17 April 1930) was a British aircraft designer in the 1920s for the Fairey Aviation Company, he was responsible for the thin-bladed metal airscrews used by the Supermarine S.5 which won the 1927 Schneider Trophy and the Supermarine S.6 which won the trophy outright in 1929.

Early life

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Ralli was born on the 28 June 1888 the only son of Antonio Pandi Ralli, educated at the Gymnase Scientifique of Lausanne.[1] With a diploma as an electrical engineer and training in advanced mathematics and physics he joined Fairey Aviation in 1916 and apart from a time between 1918 and 1929 worked for the firm until his death.[1]

In 1927 for his work on metal air screws for the Supermarine Schneider Trophy aircraft he was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society silver medal.[1]

As the Chief Technical Engineer he was also responsible for the design of the Fairey Long-range Monoplane which achieved a non-stop flight between England and India in little over 48 hours.[1]

He died on 17 April 1930 aged 41[1] at a Nursing Home in Ealing.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Mr P.A. Ralli". The Times. No. 45491. London. 19 April 1930. p. 12.