Adrian Lombard

Adrian Lombard
Born(1915-01-19)19 January 1915
Coventry, England
Died13 July 1967(1967-07-13) (aged 52)
NationalityBritish
EducationCoventry Technical College
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
InstitutionsRolls-Royce Limited
ProjectsRolls-Royce Derwent, Rolls-Royce Nene
Significant advanceAero engines
AwardsCBE

Adrian Albert "Lom" Lombard, CBE (19 January 1915 – 13 July 1967) was an English aeronautical engineer. Despite having no formal training in aerodynamics,[1] he became one of the world's foremost designers of jet engines.[2] He was involved with the Rolls-Royce company in a variety of roles for almost 30 years.

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