Background
Crabtree, Lewis Frederick was born on November 16, 1924 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. Son of Lewis and Susan (Wilson) Crabtree.
educator aeronautical engineer
Crabtree, Lewis Frederick was born on November 16, 1924 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. Son of Lewis and Susan (Wilson) Crabtree.
BScME, Leeds University, England, 1945. Diploma in aeronautics, Imperial College, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautical Engineering, Cornell University, 1952.
Air engineer officer, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, England, 1945-1946; graduate apprentice, Saunders-Roe Ltd., East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, 1947-1950; various engineering assignments, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England, 1953-1973; Sir George White professor aero engineering, Bristol (England) University, 1973-1985; professor emeritus, Bristol (England) University, since 1985. Co-author: Elements of Hypersonic Aerodynamics, 1965. Contributor (books)Incompressible Aerodynamics, 1960, Laminar Boundary Layers, 1963, Engineering Structures, 1983.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Royal Aeronautical Society (president 1978-1979).
Married Averil Joan Escott, March 16, 1955. Children: Elizabeth Clare, Richard Gareth Lewis.