Arthur Ernest Hagg (1888 – 21 January 1985[1]) was a British aircraft and boat designer.
Arthur Ernest Hagg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1888 |
| Died | 21 January 1985 (aged 96–97) |
| Occupation | Aircraft designer |
| Known for | responsible for the designs of the de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer, Albatross, Express and Airspeed Ambassador airliners |
He was born in Brighton and educated in Bournemouth. He started work for Airco in 1915, aged 27, and worked as a draftsman on the DH4 in 1916. He transferred to the de Havilland Aircraft company (Stag Lane) when it was created in 1920.[2][3]
At de Havilland he invented the differential ailerons used on the Tiger Moth and other de Havilland aircraft[4] eventually becoming chief designer. In this role he was responsible for the designs of the DH88 Comet racer and of the Albatross and the Express airliners.[1]
Hagg became interested in boat building and in early 1937 he resigned his position as director and chief designer at de Havilland to set up the Walton Yacht Works.[3] In November of that year he also became a consultant with D Napier and Son, Ltd., overseeing Heston's design team for the Napier-Heston Racer, a wooden aircraft powered by a 2,450 horsepower (1,830 kW) Napier Sabre engine and designed to break the world airspeed record.[5][6][7] In January 1943 he joined Airspeed Ltd. as technical director and was responsible for the Airspeed Ambassador (BEA Elizabethan).[8][9] He retired in 1947.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b "Obituary". Flight International. 9 February 1985. p. 42.
- ^ Bacon 1985, p. 55.
- ^ a b Flight. 4 March 1937. p. 207.
{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Flight. 25 October 1923. p. 654.
{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Gunston, Bill; "The napier-Heston Racer", Aeroplane Monthly, June 1976, pp.320-5.
- ^ Flight. 15 April 1943. p. 388.
{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Flight. 30 September 1937. p. 338.
{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Flight. 7 January 1943. p. 6.
{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Bailey-Watson 1947, p. 309.
- ^ Flight. 27 October 1947. p. 567.
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- Bacon, Roger (16 February 1985). "Straight and level". Flight International. p. 55.
- Bailey-Watson, C.B. (10 April 1947). "Airspeed (AS.57) Ambassador". Flight. pp. 309–311.