Scope and Contents

These diaries and notebooks mainly reflect Richard Stanton-Jones's work as a designer for Saunders-Roe, the British Hovercraft Corporation and Westland.

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These papers were produced by Richard Stanton-Jones while he was working for the British Hovercraft Corporation and Westland.

Scope and Contents Containing technical papers. The technical papers comprise: "Over the Hump", an article in "Flight Deck", October 1961; "Air Cushion Vehicle Development and Improvement", a published version of a paper given at the XI Convegno Internazionale Delle Comunicazioni in Genoa, 7-12 October 1963; "Hovercraft Skirt Development. An Engineering and Performance Review", in "Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects", vol. 10, March...

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Containing contributions to "Jane's Surface Skimmers", 1968, 1975 and 1981. From 1968 to 1982, Richard Stanton-Jones wrote the contribution by the British Hovercraft Corporation to "Jane's Surface Skimmers" (later known as "Jane's High Speed Marine Craft").
Also containing correspondence and papers about patents, 1963-90.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers comprise research notes on aircraft, rockets and hovercraft; diaries; correspondence; articles; lecture notes; photographs; and press cuttings.

Scope and Contents Including photographs of Richard Stanton-Jones, undated (2); Richard Stanton-Jones and Earl Mountbatten at sea trials of the SR N4 Mk 3 (Super 4), 1978 (2); Richard Stanton-Jones with the Duke of Kent and a delegation from Saudi Arabia, 1981 (3); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation from Nigeria, undated [1970s] or [1980s] (1); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation from China, 1979 (1); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation from Italy, 1981 (1); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers comprise research notes on aircraft, rockets and hovercraft; diaries; correspondence; articles; lecture notes; photographs; and press cuttings.