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1952 The Norris Brothers, [[Kenneth Norris|Ken]] and [[Lewis Hunt Norris|Lew]]), established a design consultancy; their brother [[Eric Norris|Eric]], an accountant joined them; subsequently they ran [[Norbro Engineering]] and then [[Worcester Controls]]<ref> The Times, Jun 06, 1978</ref> | 1952 The Norris Brothers, [[Kenneth Norris|Ken]] and [[Lewis Hunt Norris|Lew]]), established a design consultancy; their brother [[Eric Norris|Eric]], an accountant joined them; subsequently they ran [[Norbro Engineering]] and then [[Worcester Controls]]<ref> The Times, Jun 06, 1978</ref> | ||
1955 The Norris Brothers designed a [[Bluebird (Campbell)|Bluebird]] hydroplane boat which was driven by Donald Campbell, setting a water speed record on Coniston Water, and on 6 occasions thereafter | |||
1955 K. W. Norris and L. H. Norris<ref>The Times, Sep 06, 1960</ref> began work on the design of [[Bluebird (Campbell)|Bluebird C.N.7]], a gas turbine powered car, for [[Donald Campbell]] to attempt the land speed record<ref> The Times, May 18, 1960</ref> | 1955 K. W. Norris and L. H. Norris<ref>The Times, Sep 06, 1960</ref> began work on the design of [[Bluebird (Campbell)|Bluebird C.N.7]], a gas turbine powered car, for [[Donald Campbell]] to attempt the land speed record<ref> The Times, May 18, 1960</ref> | ||
1958 Designing the Bluebird car for Donald Campbell to attempt the land speed record<ref>The Times, Aug 02, 1958</ref> | 1958 Designing the Bluebird car for Donald Campbell to attempt the land speed record<ref>The Times, Aug 02, 1958</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:38, 13 January 2016
Norris Brothers Ltd, consulting engineers, of Burgess Hill
1952 The Norris Brothers, Ken and Lew), established a design consultancy; their brother Eric, an accountant joined them; subsequently they ran Norbro Engineering and then Worcester Controls[1]
1955 The Norris Brothers designed a Bluebird hydroplane boat which was driven by Donald Campbell, setting a water speed record on Coniston Water, and on 6 occasions thereafter
1955 K. W. Norris and L. H. Norris[2] began work on the design of Bluebird C.N.7, a gas turbine powered car, for Donald Campbell to attempt the land speed record[3]
1958 Designing the Bluebird car for Donald Campbell to attempt the land speed record[4]
1958 of Burgess Hill; patent on apparatus for manoeuvering flexible pipes (with Lewis Hunt Norris)
1960 Completed the Bluebird car.
1963 Patented with BP a method of making potable water from sea water
Donald Campbell worked closely with Kenneth Norris on the design of the Bluebird hydroplane in which he met his death in 1967[5]
1967 The next project was to have been a rocket-powered supersonic car[6]