Gustavus Green

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Gustavus Green (1865-1964) was a British engineer who made significant contributions to the design of early aircraft engines. In 1896, he opened a bicycle factory in Bexhill, and in 1905 built his first lightweight, water-cooled aircraft engine and soon established the Green Engine Co to produce them. His later engines were too heavy for the aircraft of the time, but were used to power torpedo boats during World War I

In 1909, Green was awarded a £1,000 prize by the British government for his work on aero engines, and another £5,000 in 1914.

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• Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 72.