John Lanfear Scott-Scott (22 June 1934[1] – 12 December 2015[2]) was a British mechanical and aerospace engineer.
After graduating from the University of Birmingham, he joined Armstrong Siddeley Motors in 1955, becoming a hydrodynamicist at their Rocket Department.
[3] He worked there on Black Arrow, making important contributions to the fuel pump system.
[4] Later he helped to form, and worked at,[5] Reaction Engines Limited until he retired in 2011.
He was the Chairman of the Coventry Branch, Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust from November 2000 until May 2014.