biography
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Fedden, Sir (Albert Hubert) Roy
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| (1885–1973)
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| biography:
| Aero-engine designer, born in Bristol, SW England, UK. He established the engine building department of the Bristol Aeroplane Co in 1920, where he was chief engineer until 1942. Initiating a famous range of piston engines, including the Pegasus and Hercules, he was also notable for his unique development of the sleeve-valve engine. He held a variety of governmental and international posts until 1960, and was president of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1938, 1939, and 1945. |
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