Arthur Rowledge

Arthur John Rowledge ( born July 30, 1876 in Peterborough, † December 11, 1957 ) was a British engineer.

During World War II he worked at Napier & Son and was instrumental in the creation of the Napier Lion. For this work he was awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire. Rowledge went in 1921 as chief engineer in the aircraft engines to Rolls- Royce where he worked for the first development of the Rolls- Royce Condor drove forward when he designed the much improved Mk III. Later he was responsible for the successful designs of the Rolls- Royce Kestrel and the Rolls- Royce R- types with which it succeeded in the UK Schneider Trophy winning. Later he worked on the development of air-cooled Rolls- Royce Exe and Rolls-Royce Pennine, but was also involved in the development of the Rolls- Royce Merlin. In 1941 he became a member of the Royal Society. Rowledge remained active until the end of the Second World War in 1945, Rolls -Royce.

  • Aeronautical engineer
  • Member of the Order of the British Empire
  • Briton
  • Born 1876
  • Died in 1957
  • Man
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