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  R. J. Mitchell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mitchell was born in the village of Talke, Newcastle-under-Lyme, in England.
Mitchell was awarded the CBE in 1932 for his contribution to high-speed flight.
Mitchell's experience with high speed aircraft such as the S6B prompted the Air Ministry to issue specification F7/30 to Supermarine, primarily a sea-plane manufacturer, for the design of a new fighter aircraft.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/R._J._Mitchell   (635 words)

  
 Reginald Mitchell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Reginald Mitchell was born in Steyning during the summer of 1892, the eldest son of Edwin and Edith Mitchell.
Reginald's service record has not survived, and this, combined with the circumstances of his death make it difficult to draw any definite conclusions about his military service; the best that can be done is to lay out the remaining evidence and make an informed guess.
Reginald Mitchell's body was brought home to Steyning, and he is one of six First World War casualties buried in the St. Andrew's churchyard, the inscription on the stone reading 'Greatly Beloved'.
homepage.ntlworld.com /suelight/aamitchell.html   (272 words)

  
 Reginald Mitchell / Aircraft Designer (1895-1937) - Design/Designer Information
Reginald Mitchell was fighting cancer for most of the time he worked on the project, but lived to see the successful test flight in March 1936 and to start the preparations for the Spitfire’s production after the Air Ministry commissioned 310 aircrafts in the largest aircraft order ever placed in Britain.
Mitchell was born in 1895 in the village of Talke in Staffordshire in the heart of Britain’s pottery industry.
Mitchell was schooled in a field where performance had to be optimised with even a few seconds making the difference between success and failure in a race.
www.designmuseum.org /design/reginald-mitchell   (1958 words)

  
 ::Reginald Mitchell::
Mitchell produced a plane that was revolutionary and the Spitfire remains to this day one of the most celebrated planes ever developed.
Reginald Mitchell did not live to see his plane fight in World War Two and though the name of his plane is known by many, the man who designed it is less well known.
Mitchell had completely changed the face of seaplane design and as a result of his work, he was invited by the Air Ministry to put in a tender for the new fighter plane they wanted to replace the biplanes used by the RAF.
www.historylearningsite.co.uk /reginald_mitchell.htm   (722 words)

  
 Biography of RJ Mitchell, designer of the Spitfire.
Mitchell is remembered as the designer of the Spitfire, but he also deserves to be remembered as a shining example to cancer sufferers of how you can carry on without fear of embarrassment or indignity.
Mitchell had adopted an elliptical wing plan for his new aircraft, and this proved capable of holding four machine guns in each wing rather than the two it was originally envisioned as taking.
Mitchell gave the type 300 a monocoque fuselage, which meant that the interior was unobstructed by bracing struts or wires.
freespace.virgin.net /john.dell/spitmich.htm   (3564 words)

  
 Mechanical Engineering : Faculty : Faculty Directory : Reginald E. Mitchell
Professor Mitchell is the Chair of the Thermosciences Division (TSD) of the Mechanical Engineering Department and is the current Director of the High Temperature Gasdynamics Laboratory, a research laboratory within the TSD that houses research in combustion science, pollution science, fluid mechanics, spray dynamics, plasma science, materials synthesis, and laser-based optical diagnostics.
Mitchell and A. Akanetuk, "The Impact of Fragmentation on Char Conversion during Pulverized Coal Combustion," Proc.
Mitchell and N. Tsai, "A Preliminary Investigation of Coal Char Reactivities to CO2 and H2O in Gaseous Environments Containing Nominally 60% CO and 30% H2 at Pressures from 1 to 25 atm in the Temperature Range 900 - 1100 °C," Final Report prepared for Shell Synthetic Fuels, Inc. (Project Manager: L. Clomburg), February 1997.
me.stanford.edu /faculty/facultydir/mitchell.html   (2123 words)

  
 RJ Mitchell. A life in Aviation - About - Biography
Reginald Joseph Mitchell was born on 20th May 1895 at 115 Congleton Road, Butt Lane, near Stoke-on-Trent.
Mitchell's interest in aviation persisted and in 1917, after completing his apprenticeship, he applied for a job as assistant to Hubert Scott-Pain, the owner and designer of The Supermarine Aviation Works, Woolston, Southampton.
Mitchell shunned fame and publicity, and despite his outstanding ability, his name was not widely known outside of aviation circles during his lifetime.
www.rjmitchell-spitfire.co.uk /aboutrjmitchell/biography.asp?sectionID=1   (953 words)

  
 Reginald Joseph Mitchell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Reginald Joseph Mitchell, born at Stoke-on-Trent, England, May 20, 1895, manifested an early interest in his life's work when, while still in high school, he designed and built model airplanes without benefit of plans or instructions.
During the succeeding years Mitchell's design team produced consistent winners culminating in the beautiful S.6B which retired the trophy outright in 1931 and set a world speed record of 407.5 mph.
Without question, Mitchell's crowning achievement was the marriage of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine with his most aesthetically elegant airframe, the Spitfire, one of World War II's deadliest fighter aircraft.
www.allstar.fiu.edu /aero/rmitchell.htm   (324 words)

  
 BBC - Stoke / Saffordshire - RJ Mitchell, Spitfire Inventor
Reginald was a pupil first at Queensbury junior school but gained a scholarship to Hanley High School where he revealed his skills in applied science.
Reginald Mitchell was born on the 20th May 1895 at 115 Congleton Road, Butt Lane near Kidsgrove.
Mitchell went on to design other important aircraft, such as the S.5 seaplane (racing), the Walrus rescue plane that did much to rescue downed RAF pilots during the second world war, and the Southampton-a long range bomber/flying boat.
www.bbc.co.uk /stoke/local_heroes/g_m/mitchell.shtml   (1923 words)

  
 My Family
Mitchell was born on 10 Dec 1870 in Delware.
Matthew Mitchell was born in 1590 in South Outram, Halifax, Yorkshire, Eng..
Sarah Mitchell was born on 14 Oct 1621 in Eng..
www.fortunecity.com /millennium/hindmarsh/384/d689.htm   (703 words)

  
 Reginald Mitchell - SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE - Son of Stoke-on-Trent
Mitchell, Reginald Joseph was born in 1895 at Talke in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
In Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Mitchell is honoured by a theatre and education center, built from public subscription, and known as "The Mitchell Memorial Theatre".
It was Smith who carried on Mitchell's legacy and it was he who led the continuing redesign of the Spitfire throughout its career.
www.thepotteries.org /spitfire/index.htm   (556 words)

  
 The Designer of the Supermarine Spitfire - Reginald Mitchell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Reginald Joseph Mitchell, designer of the Supermarine Spitfire, was born in Talke Village near Stoke on Trent on 20 May 1895.
Mitchell was however a sick man. He underwent an operation to remove abdominal cancer late in 1933 and almost died.
This was in effect the start of the end for Mitchell as with the intense pressure that he placed himself under, he literally devoted his life to the project.
www.supermarine-spitfire.co.uk /designer.html   (908 words)

  
 Reginald Joseph Mitchell 1895-1937   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Reginald Joseph Mitchell was just eight years old when the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight in America in 1903.
Mitchell left school at 16 years of age and started work as an apprentice at Kerr Stuart and Company, a locomotive engineering works in Stoke-on-Trent.
It was to Mitchell, obvious that to increase the speed of an aircraft the drag has to be reduced.
www.spitfiresociety.demon.co.uk /rjmitchl.htm   (563 words)

  
 RJ Mitchell. A life in Aviation - Testimonials
Mitchell was a modest man who did not court fame, preferring to channel his considerable efforts into the design of 24 separate aeroplanes during his 16 years at the Supermarine works in Southampton.
R J Mitchell will always be acknowledged as a truly remarkable individual who, in a short but wonderfully productive life, placed in the hands of the RAF's fighter pilots the instrument which ensured the preservation, not only of their freedom and that of their country, but also that of Europe as a whole.
Thus was my introduction to that early Spitfire, the consummation of RJ Mitchell's design work of sixteen years, supported by a team of colleagues without whom, as he was always at pains to stress, he could never have achieved all that he did.
www.rjmitchell-spitfire.co.uk /testimonials/index.asp?sectionID=10   (1318 words)

  
 BBC - Stoke & Staffordshire - Local History - RJ Mitchell - messageboard
It could be argued that Reginald Mitchell contributed more to the survival of the British race than an elderly rocker in tight pants.
In one scene, Mitchell is studying gulls by the ocean and is apparently deeply engrossed over their soaring and gliding finesse.
RJ Mitchell is rightly remembered as the designer of the Spitfire, but he should also be held up as an example to all cancer sufferers.
www.bbc.co.uk /stoke/content/articles/2006/03/14/mitchell_spitfire_messageboard_2005_feature.shtml   (2102 words)

  
 mitchell.htm
Mitchell, R.H., Chen, Y., Khalifa, N., Zhou, P. 1998, The synthesis, aromaticity and nmr properties of [14]annulene fused organometallics.
Mitchell, R. H., Zhang, L. 1999, Synthesis, reactions, and structural and NMR features of [2.2]metacyclophane monoenes and their tricarbonylchromium and cyclopentadienyliron(+) complexes, J.
Mitchell, R.H., Zhang, J. 1997, Synthesis and rotational barrier of an unsymmetrical bi-annulenyl derived from a bridged [14]annulene, a model for 1,2'-binaphthyl, Tetrahedron Letters, 37, 6517-6520.
web.uvic.ca /~regmitch/MITCHELL/mitchell.htm   (1463 words)

  
 Stanford School of Engineering - Environment and Energy
Much of Mitchell’s current research is focused on understanding the fundamental chemistry and physics of coal combustion in such a detailed and precise fashion that it can be the basis of a computer model.
But Mitchell, in collaboration with materials science and engineering Consulting Professor Turgut Gur, is also working to run the first ever tests of a novel fuel cell that wouldn't use hydrogen at all.
To Mitchell, coal is not the sooty stuff of the bygone days of the Industrial Revolution, but an environmentally sound energy source with a century of potential ahead.
soe.stanford.edu /research/profile_energy_mitchell.html   (1166 words)

  
 Supermarine Spitfire - a history
Reginald Mitchell was the young chief designer for the Supermarine Aviation Works which specialized in making amphibious biplanes.
Mitchell set himself the task of creating a winner for Britain as this race was becoming a matter of one-upmanship on a grand scale....rather like yacht racing today.
Born in 1895, Mitchell was fascinated from a very young age by all things mechanical.
www.spitcrazy.com /historyspitfire.htm   (427 words)

  
 Mike & Juliet Gibbs Family Tree - aqwg13
John Hinckley MITCHELL was born 1767 and died 1832.
Clarence Van Schaick MITCHELL was born 1890 and died 1966.
Dorothy Mildred MITCHELL was born 1893 and died Living in 1975.
homepage.mac.com /mgibbs/ftree/aqwg13.htm   (151 words)

  
 REGINALD JOSEPH R.J.MITCHELL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Reginald Joseph Mitchell C.B.E., A.M.I.C.E., F.R.Ae.S. was born on May 20, 1895, at Talke, near Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
Mitchell was a leading British aircraft designer, the developer of the Spitfire, one of the best known fighters in World War II.
After secondary schooling Mitchell was apprenticed at a locomotive works and attended night classes at technical colleges.
www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk /Designers/MitchellRJ.htm   (192 words)

  
 Aces High BB - p-41   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Reginald J. Mitchell was born in Talke, Staffordshire, on 20th May, 1895.
Watch the video "first of the few" classic film bout the spitfire, very sad about mitchell, died before he saw what the spitfire came to be olny saw the prototype fly after the test pilot few by his house.
Reginald Mitchell, against doctors orders, continued to work on the Spitfire until his death from cancer.
www.hitechcreations.com /forums/showthread.php?threadid=88781   (1580 words)

  
 mitchell Coat of Arms, Family Crest
The mitchell family originally lived in the town of Mitcham in the county of Surrey, England before moving north to Scotland, and taking this name with them.
Descendants of John Mitchell of Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by Warren A. Brannon, The Mitchell Family of Tipton County, Tennessee by Helen Mitchell Goggins.
Reginald J. mitchell (1895-1937) British aircraft engineer/designer of the Spitfire
www.houseofnames.com /coatofarms_details.asp?sId=&s=mitchell   (1200 words)

  
 REGINALD P. MITCHELL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Mitchell was well-known for his endeavors to foster cooperation and understanding between the British and American communities.
Mitchell's four children, Judith Cranford of McLean, Va., Diane Whitehead of Falls Church, Gerald Mitchell of Warsaw, Poland, and Ian Mitchell of Arlington.
Mitchell is also survived by his sister, Joan East of Deddington, England; his brother, Arthur Mitchell of Atlanta; and four grandchildren.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp970103/01030434.htm   (197 words)

  
 Soccer365   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Cash-strapped Coca-Cola League One club Port Vale may be set for a financial windfall by renaming themselves and their stadium in honour of Stoke-born Reginald Mitchell, who designed the Spitfire fighter plane.
A statue of Mitchell and a Spitfire museum and visitor centre would also form part of the proposal, but Bratt stresses discussions with Frank are still in the early stages - and no figures have yet been mentioned.
Bratt said: "I read about Sidney Frank's admiration for Reginald Mitchell, and he was saying how he would like to do pay for a statue in London to mark his memory.
www.soccer365.com /Home/page_89_91215.shtml   (318 words)

  
 SAC - The Spitfire Legend
Mitchell's designs were beautiful combinations of form and fiction; their sleek lines and graceful curves were nothing short of works of art.
After the S.6 won the Schneider cup permanently, Mitchell and his team set out to create a land-based fighter that would harness the speed and power of his seaplanes, adding the maneuverability and battleworthiness needed by the RAF.
Mitchell would not live to see his Spitfire change the world.
www.spitfireaircraftco.com /legend.html   (372 words)

  
 Organic Root Stimulator Healing Hair Care System
Mitchell is a renowned educator, image consultant, platform artist, cosmetologist, and motivational speaker, having worked in the cosmetology industry for over 29 years.
Mitchell is also an award-winning professional model and fashion show manager and choreographer, as well as an ordained evangelical minister.
Reginald Mitchell is currently the Director of Education for Namasté Laboratories LLC, manufacturers of Organic ROOT Stimulator™.
www.organicrootstimulator.com /experts   (436 words)

  
 Reginald Mitchell
Reginald Mitchell, a 32-year-old Navajo (Dine) from Gallup, NM, is a self defense specialist/consultant, motivational speaker, and martial arts competitor.
In April 2003, Reginald became the first Native American to compete at the Pan American International Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Championships at Santa Barbara, CA.
Reginald credits his lifestyle and accomplishments to his martial arts training.
www.tetramatrix.com /websites/protectionway/reginald_mitchell_bio.htm   (638 words)

  
 Additional information about the Spitfire WWII fighter
That this need was recognised by only a few, not least its designer, Reginald Mitchell, makes the Spitfire's early history all the more remarkable.
And at VickersSupermarine, Reginald Mitchell tore up his programme to improve the F.7/30 Spitfire, which was already flying, and began the design of a completely new single-seat fighter, the Type 300, which would eventually also be named the Spitfire.
Mitchell had designed the S.S, S.6 and S.6B seaplanes that had won the final three Schneider Trophy races, bringing the trophy to Britain for keeps.
www.fiddlersgreen.net /AC/aircraft/Supermarine-Spitfire/spit_info/spit_info.php   (2696 words)

  
 Cobey and Jones Decendants - pafg05.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Christopher MITCHELL was born on 11 May 1935.
Shirley MITCHELL was born on 31 Aug 1937.
Beryl married Frederick George Stewart MITCHELL son of Frederick MITCHELL and Grace Eliza GEORGE in Apr 1932 in Old Widcome Church, Bath.
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