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Dr. Richard (Dick) Stanton-Jones D.Sc(Hon), FEng, M.A., M.Sc., CEng. (September 25, 1926 - January 23, 1991) was an English Aeronautical Engineer, chief designer Saunders-Roe,〔Cagle, Malcolm W. Flying Ships; Hovercraft and Hydrofoils. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1970. 26. Print.〕 managing director of British Hovercraft Corp.〔"Travel: Hovering Ahead." Time Magazine (1968). Web. He is perhaps best known for his contribution, along with Sir. Christopher Cockerell, to the development of the SR.N1 Hovercraft〔Davis, Gordon A., and James Summerford. Who's Who in Engineering. Washington, DC: American Association of Engineering Societies, 1991. Print.〕 manufactured by Saunders-Roe. ==Life== Richard Stanton-Jones was born in Bombay, India to Indian Army Officer, Brig. John C. Jones OBE and Katharine Stanton, daughter of the American missionary Rev. Dr. William A Stanton. He attended King Edward VI College, Stourbridge, Kings College, Cambridge and the College of Aeronautics, Cranfield. In 1950, Richard Stanton-Jones joind De Havilland Engine Co.. He worked under A.V. Cleaver in the DH special projects section. In 1949, he married Dorine Mary Watkins, and in 1950 they had a son, Richard Stanton-Jones, Jr. In 1968 Richard Stanton-Jones won the Sperry Award along with Sir. Christopher Cockerell for "...for the design, construction and application of a family of commercially useful Hovercraft." Richard Stanton-Jones died of lung cancer at his house, "Doubloon," Seaview, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom on January 23, 1991. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Stanton-Jones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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