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Claude Lipscomb
Claude Percival Thomas Lipscomb (1887– 11 April 1974) FRAeS was a British engineer and aircraft designer, who designed the RAF Bomber Command's first four-engined heavy bomber, the Short Stirling (S.29).
C.P.T. Lipscomb was born on Portsea Island.
He attended Woolwich Polytechnic, whilst completing an apprenticeship.
He joined Short Brothers in 1914 in Kent, then he later designed airships at Bedford from 1916 to 1921.
He set up the airship sheds at RAF Cardington.
By the late 1930s he was assistant chief designer. He became chief designer in 1943.
He was the chief designer until 31 December 1948, when became technical director, until 1 August 1951.
The Short Stirling, which he designed with Arthur Gouge, first flew, as L7600, on 14 May 1939 at RAF Rochester in Kent with John Lankester Parker, the Short Chief Test Pilot. The aircraft suffered a brake seizure on landing and the undercarriage collapsed.
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Claude Lipscomb
Claude Percival Thomas Lipscomb (1887– 11 April 1974) FRAeS was a British engineer and aircraft designer, who designed the RAF Bomber Command's first four-engined heavy bomber, the Short Stirling (S.29).
C.P.T. Lipscomb was born on Portsea Island.
He attended Woolwich Polytechnic, whilst completing an apprenticeship.
He joined Short Brothers in 1914 in Kent, then he later designed airships at Bedford from 1916 to 1921.
He set up the airship sheds at RAF Cardington.
By the late 1930s he was assistant chief designer. He became chief designer in 1943.
He was the chief designer until 31 December 1948, when became technical director, until 1 August 1951.
The Short Stirling, which he designed with Arthur Gouge, first flew, as L7600, on 14 May 1939 at RAF Rochester in Kent with John Lankester Parker, the Short Chief Test Pilot. The aircraft suffered a brake seizure on landing and the undercarriage collapsed.