| Author: | Sir Stanley Hooker, Bill Gunston | ISBN: | 9781847973252 |
| Publisher: | Crowood | Publication: | September 20, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Airlife | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sir Stanley Hooker, Bill Gunston |
| ISBN: | 9781847973252 |
| Publisher: | Crowood |
| Publication: | September 20, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Airlife |
| Language: | English |
Stanley Hooker joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1949 and tugged a rather reluctant company into the jet age, determined to give real competition to Rolls-Royce. So successful was he that in 1966 Rolls-Royce decided the best thing to do was to spend ?63.6 million and buy its rival. By this time there was scarcely a single modern British aero-engine for which Hooker had not been responsible.
Stanley Hooker joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1949 and tugged a rather reluctant company into the jet age, determined to give real competition to Rolls-Royce. So successful was he that in 1966 Rolls-Royce decided the best thing to do was to spend ?63.6 million and buy its rival. By this time there was scarcely a single modern British aero-engine for which Hooker had not been responsible.
