Page, Frederick Handley, Sir, 1885 - 1962 (Knight, aircraft manufacturer)

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Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Sir Frederick Handley Page of London, enquiring about his knowledge of the fenestrated rudder on Chinese junks as the possible ancestor of the slotted wing of aircraft, and related documents, 1952-03-02 - 1952-03-31

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC2/124/5/2

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The related documents comprise F. Handley Page's reply; letter from Herbert Chatley of Bath, Somerset, about Handley Page's work on the slotted wing; related notes.

Dates: 1952-03-02 - 1952-03-31

Found in: Needham Research Institute / The Papers and Possessions of Joseph Needham / Science and Civilisation in China project / Research material / Nautical Technology 4: Propulsion and control / Rudder: Chinese

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Page, Frederick Handley, Sir, 1885 - 1962 (Knight, aircraft manufacturer)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Copy of a letter from Joseph Needham to Sir Frederick Handley Page of London, enquiring about his knowledge of the fenestrated rudder on Chinese junks as the possible ancestor of the slotted wing of aircraft, and related documents, 1952-03-02 - 1952-03-31