Don Dykins
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Donald Dykins (January 1928 - 31 January 2016) FRAeS was a British aerodynamicist.
He was born in Bedwellty in south-east Wales.
Career
Hawker Siddeley Aviation
He became deputy chief aerodynamicist of Hawker Siddeley,[1] working on the Hawker Siddeley Trident. For aerodynamics, Hawker Siddeley Aviation won the 1976 Queen's Award for Technological Achievement, known as the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation (Technology).
British Aerospace
He became the Chief Aerodynamicist of British Aerospace, and the technical director for the civil aircraft division, working with Chief Engineer David McRae.
Became well known for work on the Europa Aircraft.