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James C. Floyd | |
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Born | James Charles Floyd[1] 20 October 1914[2] |
Other names | Jim Floyd[4] |
Citizenship | England[5] Canada[6] |
Education | UMIST[7] |
Occupation | Aeronautical engineer |
Years active | 1930–1979[8] |
Employer | Avro[9] |
Notable work | |
Spouse |
Irene Floyd
(m. 1940; died 2014) |
Awards | Wright Brothers Medal (1950)[14] |
James Charles Floyd (born 20 October 1914) is a British-Canadian aeronautical engineer.[15][16] He became the Avro Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) chief design engineer and was involved in the design and development of the Avro Canada C-102 Jetliner, Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck and Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow aircraft.