Richard Stanton-Jones

Richard Stanton-Jones
Born(1926-09-25)25 September 1926
Died23 January 1991(1991-01-23) (aged 64)
CitizenshipBritish
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Known for
AwardsElmer A. Sperry Award, 1968
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering

Richard Stanton-Jones (25 September 1926 – 23 January 1991) was an English aeronautical engineer, chief designer Saunders-Roe, managing director of British Hovercraft Corp. and vice-chairman of Westland Helicopters.

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.