George Dowty
Sir George Dowty (born March 27, 1901 in Pershore , † December 2, 1975 ) was a British industrialist and inventor .
Dowty suffered a stroke of fate early on when he lost an eye at the age of 12. He went to the Royal Grammar School Worcester, which he left in 1916 to begin training in a Worcester factory . Despite his handicap, he was able to assert himself well and went to Cheltenham as a design engineer for the company that trained him . He then worked for Gloster and developed the Gloster Gladiator . In 1935 he set out with a company for the production of aviation accessories independently . He invented (among many other things) the strut with an enclosed coil spring . The first order for such struts was placed by Kawasaki . In 1939 the company was called Dowty Aviation and, in addition to chassis, also supplied the hydraulic systems for most British aircraft. The delivery program also included propellers . As early as the late 1930s , Dowty had contact with George Messier , who was looking for license partners in the UK. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty is now part of the Safran company .
In 1941 Dowty tried unsuccessfully in the USA to obtain a patent for a hydraulic suspension based on the compressibility of liquids.
On July 10, 1955, he was beaten to the Knight Bachelor . In 1961 he became President of the Worcester Old Elizabethans' Association and he became President of the Royal Aeronautical Society .
Dowty was married to Marguerite Lockie. He had two children, Virginia and Georg.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knights and Dames: DOO – FOW at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dowty, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British industrialist and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pershore |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd December 1975 |