John Coplin
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Understanding problems with jet engine component, exposed after many years in service, 1985 -
John Coplin and President Habibie of Indonesia, 1990s -
John Coplin and new graduate engineers, 1970s -
John Coplin explaining parts of RB211 to John Borger (right), Engineering Director of Pan Am -
John Coplin shaking hands with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 1992 -
John Coplin being filmed with a Rolls-Royce Trent -
Composite jet engine turbine blades and stators -
Name plate on Rolls-Royce Conway jet engine -
Rolls-Royce Conway Jet Engine
John Coplin (1934-), aeronautical engineer, was chief designer of the Rolls-Royce’s RB211 aero-engine from 1968-1977 before taking on senior management roles within the company, including Director of Technology and Design. He served on a number of government committees including the Ministry of Defence Aerospace Technology Board, which he chaired from 1984-5. During the 1990s he was United Kingdom Scienceand Technology advisor to the Indonesian Government. On his return to the United Kingdom he was one of the founders and the chairman of Hiflux Ltd, a firm specialising in high-temperature heat exchangers. He has been a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering since 1980.
- Birth name: John Coplin
- Born: 1934 Coventry, UK
- Occupation: Aeronautical engineer
- Disciplines: Aeronautical Engineering
- Education: Imperial College, London
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