| Authorised form of name | Constant; Hayne (1904 - 1968); engineer |
| Dates | 1904 - 1968 |
| Place of birth | Gravesend |
| Date of birth | 26/09/1904 |
| Date of death | 12/01/1968 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Research field | Aeronautical engineering |
| Activity | Education:
King's College Choir School Cambridge; King's School, Canterbury; The Technical Institute Folkestone; Sir Roger Manwood's School, Sandwich; Queens' College, Cambridge
Career:
Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough (1928-1934, 1936-1944) Imperial College (1934-1936); Head of Research Department, Power Jets (1944-1946); Director, National Gas Turbine Establishment (1948-1960); Chief Scientist (RAF), Ministry of Defence (1964).
Honours:
CBE 1951; CB 1958
Memberships:
Institute of Mechanical Engineers |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/03/1948 |
| Age at election | 43 |
| OtherInfo | Developed jet enginers during the Second World War. |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1973 vol 19 pp 269-279, plate, by Sir William Hawthorne, H Cohen and A R Howell
References:
Sir William Hawthorne, 'The Early History of the Aircraft Gas Turbine in Britain' in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 79-108, plate |
| Code | NA8049 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/GA/WS/8557 | Constant, Hayne | nd |
| EC/1948/03 | Constant, Hayne: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |