Charles Frederick Joy (13 September 1911 – 12 April 1989)

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was a British aeronautical engineer and designer.

Career

He started at Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft in 1927, staying until 1940. From 1940 to 1941 he was at the Gloster Aircraft Company.

Handley Page

He joined Handley Page in 1944 as Deputy Chief Draughtsman, becoming assistant chief designer in 1947. He became chief designer at Handley Page Aircraft in 1953, when

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was technical director. He also had been deputy managing director at Handley Page. When the

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aircraft was being developed, he was the assistant chief designer.

Jetstream

As chief designer, he was responsible for the

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, which first flew on 18 August 1967 at

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in Hertfordshire. It was planned to produce around 10 Jetstreams a month. The Jetstream is the UK's third-most successful airliner. It was cancelled in May 1997 when known as the British Aerospace Jetstream 41, due to it entering a sector for larger type of airliners, with commercially well-established competition. The last one was built in May 1998. He left Handley Page in December 1969, when the company was taken over.

Awards

He received the RAeS Silver Medal in 1967.

Personal life

He married Winifred Downes in 1936 in Coventry. They had a son in 1939. He died in the

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on 12 April 1989.

References

* ''The Handley Page Victor: The History & Development of a Classic Jet, Volume 1'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Joy, Charles 1911 births 1989 deaths English aerospace engineers Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society Handley Page Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal winners