| RefNo | EC/1967/07 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVIII, 44 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Bruyne, Normen Adrian: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Distinguished for his practical application of science to certain problems in aircraft reconstruction, especially the use of plastic materials and adhesives. His early research at Cambridge on thermionic emission led to a Prize Fellowship at Trinity College. Shortly thereafter, he designed, built and flew a number of small aircraft embodying new structural concepts and this led to the invention of honeycomb structures and metal to metal glueing. He developed new glues e.g. Redux (a modified phenol formaldehyde resin) and Aerolite (urea-formaldehyde resin) and founded his own company for their production. By making a glued metal to metal joint a practicable proposition, De Bruyne made possible new and lighter forms of aircraft structure which are more resistant to fatigue and crack propagation. These techniques have been used in over 50 aircraft including the Mosquito, Comet 4, Viscount, V.C. 10 and Fairley Delta 2. He has made original contributions to the science of adhesion as shown by numerous publications. He was awarded the Simms gold medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1937. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3618 | Bruyne; Norman Adrian de (1904 - 1997) | 1904 - 1997 |