William Edwards

occupation:
Inventor, Motor engineer
Nationality:
British
born in:
Bolton, Bolton borough, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

1910 - patentee with Maurice Edwards of two-cylinder aero engine; engines used by Lilian Bland and James Alcock

1916 - founded Edbro (Edwards Brothers) in Bolton

Related Objects

Two-cylinder opposed Avro Aero engine, complete with airscrew, manufactured by A.V. Roe & Co., patented by Maurice and William Edwards, 1910. Believed to have originated from Lillian Bland's Mayfly aircraft.

Two-cylinder opposed Avro Aero engine, with airscrew