Education
He was educated firstly at Jones" West Monmouth School, then at Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge.
He was educated firstly at Jones" West Monmouth School, then at Street Catharine"s College, Cambridge.
From 1942-1944, Rhys Probert worked at the Royal Aircraft Establishment. He moved to Power Jets (Research and Development) Limited in 1944, staying until 1946, when he spent a brief time at the Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, from 1946-1947. He joined the National Gas Turbine Establishment in 1947 and remained there until 1963 (as Deputy Director after 1957).
Between 1963 and 1968 he worked as Director-General of Scientific Research/Air, Ministry of Aviation, then from 1968-1972 was Deputy Controller of Aircraft A, at the Ministry of Technology, later the Ministry of Defence.
Rhys Probert ended his career by returning to the Royal Aircraft Establishment as Director from 1973-1980. He was also President of the Royal Aeronautical Society from 1979-1980.
Rhys Probert made notable contributions to many aircraft technologies, including ramjets, scramjets, vertical takeoff for Harrier Jump Jets, and reheat (afterburners). His papers are available at the Cambridge University Churchill Archive.
