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English engineer, inventor of the Hovercraft (1910–1999)
Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell (4 June 1910 – 1 June 1999) was an English engineer, best known as the inventor of the hovercraft. Cockerell was born
Christopher_Cockerell
Air cushion vehicle
hovercraft is most often associated with Christopher Cockerell, a British mechanical engineer. Cockerell's group was the first to develop the use of
Hovercraft
Further and higher education school in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
The Sir Christopher Cockerell building was opened in April 2007 by Lord Somerleyton and Frances Cockerell, daughter of Sir Christopher Cockerell CBE FRS
East_Coast_College
English curator, collector and museum director (1867–1962)
Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell (16 July 1867 – 1 May 1962) was an English museum curator and collector. From 1908 to 1937, he was director of the Fitzwilliam
Sydney_Cockerell
Surname list
Charles Robert Cockerell (1788–1863), British architect, son of Samuel Christabel Cockerell (1860–1903), British artist Christopher Cockerell (1910–1999)
Cockerell
British hovercraft designer and manufacturer
early pioneers in the field, working alongside British inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell and having been involved with the first commercial hovercraft operations
Griffon_Hoverwork
British bookbinder (1870–1945)
Douglas Bennett Cockerell (5 August 1870 – 25 November 1945) was a British bookbinder and author. Douglas Bennett Cockerell was born on 5 August 1870
Douglas_Cockerell
He is perhaps best known for his contribution, along with Sir. Christopher Cockerell, to the development of the SR.N1 hovercraft manufactured by Saunders-Roe
Richard_Stanton-Jones
First practical hovercraft
concept has its origins in the work of British engineer and inventor Christopher Cockerell, who succeeded in convincing figures within the services and industry
SR.N1
Maritime museum in Hants , England
models including the world's first working hovercraft model built by Christopher Cockerell. The museum reopened in January 2016 after being closed for essential
Hovercraft_Museum
Maritime museum in Whapload Road, Lowestoft
extensive collection of ship models in various scales, the workshop of Christopher Cockerell, the inventor of the hovercraft, and a small display dedicated to
Lowestoft_Maritime_Museum
Former government body in the UK
NRDC was approached by the company. On 17 April 1958, the inventor Christopher Cockerell met with the NRDC to present his vehicle; Lord Giffard was so impressed
National Research Development Corporation
National_Research_Development_Corporation
Town in Hampshire, England
Rescue Boats. In 1960, The Hovercraft Development Company and Sir Christopher Cockerell, its founder, moved to Hythe. There was also a small Royal Air Force
Hythe,_Hampshire
Inventor of the jet engine Nick Barton, evolutionary biologist Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft Peter Guthrie Tait, mathematician William
List of members of Peterhouse, Cambridge
List_of_members_of_Peterhouse,_Cambridge
British noblewoman and illustrator (1871–1949)
curator Sydney Cockerell and they married in 1907. They had three children, among them the inventor Christopher Cockerell. By 1900, Cockerell was exhibiting
Florence_Kingsford_Cockerell
Discovered by British engineer Christopher Cockerell, the momentum curtain is a unique and efficient way to reduce friction between a vehicle and its
Momentum_curtain
Hover lawnmower brand
hover lawnmower invented by Karl Dahlman in 1964, after seeing Sir Christopher Cockerell's hovercraft. "Flymo" is a brand name of the Swedish company Husqvarna
Flymo
Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937). 1955: The hovercraft invented by Sir Christopher Cockerell (1910–1999). 1286: First recorded use of the Halifax Gibbet, an
List of English inventions and discoveries
List_of_English_inventions_and_discoveries
Ferry company operating routes between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight
services. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, British inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell had, in cooperation with British aerospace manufacturer Saunders-Roe
Hovertravel
Body of water between Great Britain and France
Hovercraft crossing (Calais to Dover, 2 hours 3 minutes) SR-N1 Sir Christopher Cockerell was on board 1960s First crossing by water ski. The Varne Boat Club
English_Channel
County and island of England
Clare Singer-songwriter Sarah Close Inventor of the hovercraft Sir Christopher Cockerell Presenter and actor Ray Cokes Actress Bella Emberg Yachtsman Uffa
Isle_of_Wight
who had the rights to the patent of the Hovercraft concept with Christopher Cockerell. "Amphibian Vehicle Riding On Air Cushion Is Shown". The Evening
National Research Associates, Inc
National_Research_Associates,_Inc
launched. 1956 – Demonstration of SR.N1, first modern hovercraft by Christopher Cockerell. 1957 Sputnik 1 – First artificial satellite to be launched into
Timeline of transportation technology
Timeline_of_transportation_technology
English architect, archaeologist, and writer
Charles Robert Cockerell RA (27 April 1788 – 17 September 1863) was an English architect, archaeologist and writer. He studied architecture under Robert
Charles_Robert_Cockerell
British organisation
1979 Wells Coates, General design, 1944 Christopher Cockerell, Engineering design, 1987 Douglas Cockerell, Bookbinding, 1936 Susie Cooper, Pottery,
Royal_Designers_for_Industry
Award
'for his work in the application of automation to industry' 1966: Christopher Cockerell CBE 'for his work in the invention and technical development of
Albert Medal (Royal Society of Arts)
Albert_Medal_(Royal_Society_of_Arts)
Grade II* listed house in Suffolk, England
lives with his family. The lake at Somerleyton Hall was used by Christopher Cockerell, the inventor of the hovercraft, to carry out his early experiments
Somerleyton_Hall
Calendar year
Gyula Kállai, 48th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1996) June 4 – Christopher Cockerell, British engineer, inventor of the hovercraft (d. 1999) June 7 –
1910
jet engine Richard Coar (1921–2013) – RJ10 rocket engine designer Christopher Cockerell (1910–1999) – hovercraft inventor Dandridge MacFarlan Cole (1921–1965)
List_of_aerospace_engineers
Passenger and cargo port in Southampton, England
reeds. The next village is Hythe, which is associated with Sir Christopher Cockerell. The father of the modern hovercraft lived here for a long time
Port_of_Southampton
Town and civil parish in Suffolk, England
life, and is buried in Lowestoft Cemetery.[citation needed] Sir Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, lived at Oulton Broad, and tested craft
Lowestoft
Day of the year
Reddy, Indian politician, 6th President of India (born 1913) 1999 – Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (born 1910) 2000 – Tito
June_1
Coandă effect Josephine Cochrane (1839–1913), U.S. – dishwasher Christopher Cockerell (1910–1999), UK – Hovercraft Aeneas Coffey (1780–1852), Ireland
List_of_inventors
by Frank Whittle (1907–96). The invention of the hovercraft, by Christopher Cockerell (1910–99).[better source needed] The Bombe computer, developed by
Science and technology in the United Kingdom
Science_and_technology_in_the_United_Kingdom
Day of the year
Patience Strong, English poet and journalist (died 1990) 1910 – Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (died 1999) 1912 – Robert
June_4
English architect (1753–1827)
Samuel Pepys Cockerell (15 February 1753 – 12 July 1827) was an English architect. He was a son of John Cockerell, of Bishop's Hull, Somerset, and the
Samuel_Pepys_Cockerell
1971 Sir James Lighthill 1972-75 ? 1976 Sir Eric Eastwood 1977 Sir Christopher Cockerell 1978 Professor Edward Bullard 1979 Professor Sir Alfred Pugsley
James_Alfred_Ewing_Medal
United States Army soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor. Sir Christopher Cockerell, 88, English engineer and inventor of the hovercraft. Olivier Debré
Deaths_in_June_1999
extended periods throughout his life Helen Clare, soprano singer Sir Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, spent two years in East Cowes working
List of people from the Isle of Wight
List_of_people_from_the_Isle_of_Wight
British aerospace engineer
the detail design of the SR.N1 hovercraft, working closely with Christopher Cockerell. He resigned from Saunders-Roe in March 1959 to work for Vickers
Maurice_Brennan
Town on the Isle of Wight, England
youngest cross-Atlantic solo yachtsman, and lived in East Cowes Sir Christopher Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, lived at White Cottage Roscow George
East_Cowes
1970 class of British hovercraft
operators. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, British inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell had developed a pioneering new form of transportation, embodied
British Hovercraft Corporation BH.7
British_Hovercraft_Corporation_BH.7
Village in Suffolk, England
mistakenly shot down by British anti-aircraft fire. In the 1950s, Christopher Cockerell designed and tested the first hovercraft at his boatyard in the
Somerleyton
Sir Christopher Wren was 33 years old and near the beginning of his career as an architect when the Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed many of the
List of Christopher Wren churches in London
List_of_Christopher_Wren_churches_in_London
Award of the Royal Society
particularly for his work on the dynamical stability of galaxies." 1966 Christopher Cockerell Engineering "In recognition of his pioneering invention, and major
Royal_Medal
Model of hovercraft
Corporation. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, British inventor Christopher Cockerell had, in cooperation with British aerospace manufacturer Saunders-Roe
SR.N6
British award for mechanical engineering
engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1983 Sir Christopher Cockerell Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1985 Sir Hugh Ford Institution
James Watt International Gold Medal
James_Watt_International_Gold_Medal
British hovercraft operator
2000. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, British inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell had, in cooperation with British aerospace manufacturer Saunders-Roe
Seaspeed
Buggy' (JAB) in 1944 Plimsoll Line – Samuel Plimsoll Hovercraft – Christopher Cockerell Lifeboat – Lionel Lukin Resurgam – George Garrett Transit (ship)
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
British film
in the field of the subject such as inventor of the Hovercraft Christopher Cockerell could be watched presenting the film directly to camera and providing
Look_at_Life_(film_series)
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1950–1959)
Bratt Walter Brattain Owen Chamberlain Carlo Chiti Noam Chomsky Christopher Cockerell Gioacchino Colombo Frank Costin Francis Crick W. Edwards Deming
1950s
Medium-size hovercraft
China. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, British inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell had developed a pioneering new form of transportation, embodied
British Hovercraft Corporation AP1-88
British_Hovercraft_Corporation_AP1-88
1964 hovercraft model by Saunders-Roe
N5. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, British inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell had, in cooperation with British aircraft manufacturer Saunders-Roe
SR.N5
School in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cambridge. Sir Christopher Cockerell (1910-1999), Inventor of the hovercraft Dr John Saltmarsh (1908–1974)
St_Faith's_School
(beer pump) Sir Henry Cavendish (1731–1810), discoverer of hydrogen Christopher Cockerell (1910–1999), inventor of the hovercraft William Congreve (1772–1828)
List_of_English_people
(Emmanuel) Sir John Cockcroft (St John's), Nobel Prize winner Sir Christopher Cockerell (Peterhouse) Joseph Comerford (Fitzwilliam) Arthur Holly Compton
List of University of Cambridge people
List_of_University_of_Cambridge_people
British weekly boys' comic
IV, Percy Fawcett, Joe Louis, Ernest Swinton, Jacques Anquetil, Christopher Cockerell, Harry Houdini, Samuel Colt, Georges Carpentier, Malcolm and Donald
The_Champion_(comics)
1966–1984 British hovercraft manufacturer
Helicopters). During the late 1950s and early 1960s, British inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell had, in cooperation with British aerospace manufacturer Saunders-Roe
British Hovercraft Corporation
British_Hovercraft_Corporation
June – Wilfred Thesiger, soldier and explorer (died 2003) 4 June – Christopher Cockerell, inventor (died 1999) 6 June – Dorothy Carrington, writer (died
1910_in_the_United_Kingdom
British hovercraft manufacturer
Range: up to 500 nmi British Hovercraft Corporation Cushioncraft Christopher Cockerell - Inventor of the Hovercraft White, A.; Southby-Tailyour, E. (1995)
ABS_Hovercraft
British librarian and specialist in medieval manuscripts (born 1950)
Hamel, Christoper, "Cockerell as Entrepreneur" The Book Collector 55 (no 1): Spring 2006: 49-72; de Hamel, Christoper, "Cockerell as Museum Director."
Christopher_de_Hamel
Grade II listed status by Historic England in October 2019. Sir Christopher Cockerell Sir Eric Eastwood, FRS Thomas Eckersley, FRS Frank Farmer Bernard
Marconi_Research_Centre
British jeweller and silversmith (1903–1995)
Catherine "Casty" Cobb (née Cockerell; 28 March 1903 – 17 September 1995) was a British jeweller and silversmith, she was from an established Art and
Catherine_Cobb
Month of 1955
hundred-year-old Cork Opera House at Emmet Place is destroyed by fire. Christopher Cockerell patents his design of the hovercraft. The de Havilland Comet 3,
December_1955
Frederick Pepys Cockerell (March 1833, 87 Eaton Square, London – 4 November 1878, 66 rue François Ier, Paris) was a British architect. He was the second
Frederick_Pepys_Cockerell
the National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom). December 12 – Christopher Cockerell is granted a United Kingdom patent for his design of hovercraft
1955_in_science
British holding company of the Pearson group
the SR.N1, the first practical hovercraft, based on the work of Christopher Cockerell and built for the National Research Development Corporation. In
Whitehall_Securities
May – Sonia Chadwick Hawkes, archaeologist (born 1933) 1 June – Christopher Cockerell, inventor (born 1910) 7 June Lady June, painter, poet and musician
1999_in_the_United_Kingdom
Sir Christopher Wren was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist
List of works by Christopher Wren
List_of_works_by_Christopher_Wren
Type of high-speed train
examples of serious hovertrain proposals come, unsurprisingly, from Christopher Cockerell's group, organized in Hythe, Hampshire as Hovercraft Development
Hovertrain
Bay in Antarctica
Jules Dumont d'Urville. Named in 1977 by the UK-APC after Sir Christopher (Sydney) Cockerell, British pioneer of the hovercraft. 63°23′S 58°09′W / 63.383°S
Lafond_Bay
– transport engineer Sir Henry Clay, 6th Baronet – engineer Sir Christopher Cockerell – inventor of the hovercraft Nicholas Day - statistician and epidemiologist
List_of_Old_Greshamians
Aeronautical Laboratory, for their contribution to automotive safety 1968 Christopher Cockerell and Richard Stanton-Jones, for the development of commercially useful
Elmer_A._Sperry_Award
1929–1964 aircraft manufacturer
under contract to the National Research Development Corporation to Christopher Cockerell's design, the SR.N1. In the same year Saro's helicopter and hovercraft
Saunders-Roe
British comic
launching would be blessed by the inventor of the hovercraft, Sir Christopher Cockerell, CBE. Taking assistant art editor Bill Kidd along as staff photographer
Countdown (Polystyle Publications)
Countdown_(Polystyle_Publications)
British experimental train
reduce infrastructure capital costs. In 1960 several engineers at Christopher Cockerell's Hovercraft Development Ltd. in Hythe, Hampshire, began early studies
Tracked_Hovercraft
Civil parish in Suffolk, England
Each of the former parish churches remain active. In the 1950s, Christopher Cockerell designed and tested the first hovercraft at his boatyard in the
Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet
Somerleyton,_Ashby_and_Herringfleet
Hovercraft operator in the English Channel
Hoverspeed. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, British inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell had, in cooperation with British aerospace manufacturer Saunders-Roe
Hoverlloyd
Cumbernauld, Scotland, is designated as a New town. 12 December – Christopher Cockerell patents his design of hovercraft. 14 December – Hugh Gaitskell becomes
1955_in_the_United_Kingdom
British stained-glass artist
Christopher Whitworth Whall (1849 – 23 December 1924) was a British stained-glass artist who worked from the 1880s and on into the 20th century. He is
Christopher_Whall
3 June – Singapore is granted self-governing status. 11 June – Christopher Cockerell's invention of the hovercraft is officially launched. On 25 July
1959_in_the_United_Kingdom
American tech entrepreneur (born 1975)
Christopher Bouzy (born May 22, 1975) is an American tech entrepreneur known for founding Bot Sentinel, a Twitter analytics service that tracks disinformation
Christopher_Bouzy
Country house near Daylesford, England
architectural styles. Cockerell took the Indian motifs further at Sezincote House, built for his brother Sir Charles Cockerell nearby. After his death
Daylesford_House
Grade II listed building in Liverpool, England
Insurance Company. The architect was C. R. Cockerell, who was assisted by his son F. P. Cockerell, and by Christopher F. Heyward. An attic storey was added
Liverpool and London and Globe Building
Liverpool_and_London_and_Globe_Building
Street in Central London
outskirts of London. The growing population of the capital led Samuel Pepys Cockerell to lay out an ambitious scheme for redeveloping the area as up-market
Connaught_Street
Species of fish
Christopher Scharpf (19 May 2025). "Family ALESTIDAE Cockerell 1910 (African Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf
Phenacogrammus_polli
Species of fish
Christopher Scharpf (19 May 2025). "Family ALESTIDAE Cockerell 1910 (African Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf
Nannopetersius_mutambuei
UK academic institution
John Denton Alistair MacFarlane Christopher Calladine Richard V. Southwell Frank Whittle Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell Sir Bennett Melvill Jones Charles
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Department_of_Engineering,_University_of_Cambridge
Group of amoebae with shells
Netzeliidae Netzelia - Ogden 1979 Family Hyalospheniidae Quadrulella - Cockerell 1909 Hyalosphenia - Stein 1859 Alocodera - Jung 1942 Apodera - Loeblich
Testate_amoebae
Street in Central London
Pepys Cockerell to develop the Hyde Park Estate, then on the outskirts of London, into a fashionable residential area called Tyburnia. After Cockerell's death
Albion_Street,_London
Village in Gloucestershire, England
following years, he remodelled the mansion to the designs of Samuel Pepys Cockerell, modelling it on the grand house he had built at Alipore in India. The
Daylesford,_Gloucestershire
Twitter analytics service
from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022. Cockerell, Isobel (December 14, 2022). "Meghan never stood a chance against the
Bot_Sentinel
Far-right and anti-LGBTQ Twitter account
Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2022. Cockerell, Isobel (September 16, 2022). "Chinese censors silence dissent on zero-Covid
Libs_of_TikTok
English embroiderer (1861–1935)
collection of letters written by Jenny to her father's legal executor Sydney Cockerell between 1897 and 1919 are in the British Library. She died at Over Stowey
Jane_Alice_Morris
Species of fish
Christopher Scharpf (19 May 2025). "Family ALESTIDAE Cockerell 1910 (African Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf
Phenacogrammus_deheyni
British politician, broadcaster, and writer (born 1954)
cleaner who demands a lot of direction? "That would be hell," he confirms. Cockerell, Claudia (7 May 2024). "George Galloway says Jeremy Corbyn is too woke
George_Galloway
English writer and politician (1633–1703)
(1722–1769) +(1747)+ John Cockerell of Bishops Hull (Somer.) (1714–1767) John Cockerell Charles Cockerell Samuel Pepys Cockerell, architect (1754–1827) Charles
Samuel_Pepys
British politician (born 1969)
Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2011. Cockerell, Michael (26 August 2015) [first shown 6 May]. "Who is Ed Miliband?".
Ed_Miliband
Irish writer (1856–1950)
boxer Gene Tunney; the nun Laurentia McLachlan; and the art expert Sydney Cockerell. In 2007 a 316-page volume consisting entirely of Shaw's letters to The
George_Bernard_Shaw
Constituent college of the University of Cambridge
1995. Caius has one of the largest libraries in Oxbridge, housed in the Cockerell Building. Caius acquired the lease on the building, which previously housed
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville_and_Caius_College,_Cambridge
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