He was born in Bedwellty in south-east Wales.
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).
He became the Chief Aerodynamicist of British Aerospace, and the technical director for the civil aircraft division, working with Chief Engineer David McRae.
He became a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in May 1994.