Sydney Camm

Sir Sydney Camm, CBE (* August 5, 1893 in Windsor, † March 12, 1966 ) was a British aeronautical engineer. His best-known developments are likely the Hawker Hurricane Hawker Siddeley Harrier and the have been.

Camm came for the first time in 1912 with aircraft in contact. He became chief engineer in 1926 at the H. G. Hawker Engineering Co. Ltd.. and retained the post until his death at the end. Camm was defeated in 1953 Commander of the British Empire. Camm experienced as an active constructor the beginnings of powered flight to the passenger plane for two times the speed of sound. Camm was considered by his colleagues as brilliant, but difficult.

• Aeronautical engineer
• Hawker
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• Briton
• Born in 1893
• Died in 1966
• Man