James C. Floyd
James C. Floyd | |
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Floyd at the Canadian Air and Space Museum in 2006 | |
| Born | James Charles Floyd 20 October 1914 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Other names | Jim Floyd |
| Citizenship | Canadian/English |
| Education | UMIST |
| Occupation | Aeronautical engineer |
| Years active | 1930–1979 |
| Employer | Avro |
| Notable work | |
| Spouse |
Irene Floyd
(m. 1940; died 2014) |
| Awards | Wright Brothers Medal (1950) |
James Charles Floyd (born 20 October 1914) is a British-Canadian aeronautical engineer. He became the Avro Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) chief design engineer and was involved in the design and development of the Avro Canada C-102 Jetliner, Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck and Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow aircraft.