Harry Egerton Wimperis

Harry Egerton Wimperis was an engineer who worked on instruments measuring acceleration and velocity. During the war he became a Major in the Royal Air Force and developed bomb sighting systems.

Wimperis wrote several books including A Primer of Air Navigation (1920).

Some of his papers are available on microfilm at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa; see Harry Egerton Wimperis fonds, 1907-1941, 1971, [catalogued?] 23 July 2014

Patents whose inventor or applicant is Harry Egerton Wimperis

• Patent US-1911-982336 (English title: Accelerometer, Filing date: 1910-08-12)
• Patent GB-1912-28596 (English title: Means for Indicating the Speed of Aircraft, Filing date: 1912)
• Patent GB-1918-131757 (English title: Apparatus for Determining Directions and Speeds, for use on Aircraft, Filing date: 1918-09-14)
• Patent US-1918-1315065 (English title: Aerial-Navigation Instrument, Filing date: 1918-12-26)

Publications by or about Harry Egerton Wimperis

• Wimperis, 1920, A Primer of Air Navigation (Simple title: A Primer of Air Navigation)
• Wimperis, 1920, A Primer of Air Navigation (Simple title: A Primer of Air Navigation)

Links

• Harry Egerton Wimperson on Grace's Guide

Names	Harry Egerton Wimperis
Birth date	1876/08/27
Death date	1960/07/16
Countries	GB
Locations	Goring-on-Thames
Occupations	engineer, military officer
Tech areas	Instrument, Speedometer, Bomb, Military
Affiliations	Royal Air Force
Wikidata id	Q5673446