Ray Wheeler

Ray Wheeler
RDI FRAeS FRINA
Technical Director & Chief Designer, British Hovercraft Corporation
In office
1972–1984
Personal details
Born
Raymond Leslie Wheeler

25 October 1927
Mill Hill, Middlesex, England
Died25 June 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 91)
East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
OccupationEngineer

Raymond Leslie Wheeler (25 October 1927 – 25 June 2019[1]) was a British engineer who was instrumental in Britain's successful development of rocket launchers and hovercraft.

  1. ^ Jewell, Philip (27 January 2020). "Obituary - Ray Wheeler FRAeS". Royal Aeronautical Society. Retrieved 28 February 2020.