Talk:James C. Floyd

Floyd and concorde
Not having access to the reference work in question (I'm working form the Wikipedia articles for Concorde, Floyd and STAC (covered under Bristol 223) I'm still confused. The wikiarticles imply he joined H-S on the SST work in 65 by which point the Concorde prototypes were already building. But H-S were already involved in STAC in the late 50s and their work was passed over for Bristol's. Sud-Aviation showed their design at the start of the 60s. Surely Floyds involvement must have started earlier or his influence been less than implied. (copied from Avro Arrow article discussion)GraemeLeggett 11:35, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Graeme, I have noted the reference source that fully details the involvement of Floyd in the HS SST program. The author, Randall Whitcomb recounts the post-Avro Canada years fully and devotes a great deal of his work on James Floyd. He had unique access to Floyd and his personal files. Bzuk 13:11 21 February (UTC).
 * Graeme,the information presented elaborates on the Hawker Siddeley Aviation (HSA) supersonic airliner studies from the Hawker Siddeley Advanced Projects Group headed by James C. Floyd post 1959. The HSA.1000 was the final submission to the Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee (STAC) which along with the Bristol Aircraft proposal was for an advanced Mach 2.2 design. The STA dictated a joint SST feasibility study in 1959 wherein the two competing design teams could collaborate, this being the only point at which Floyd influenced the ultimate Concorde layout. The HSA.1000 had similarities to the Bristol (later BAC) studies although the HSA design had a blended wing-fuselage with underslung jet engines in nacelles situated at the rear of the wing and the Bristol design was based on a delta wing planform (with an initial above-wing engine configuration). After the Concorde contract was given to the BAC/Sud Aviation collaboration, the HSA SST team continued to develop advanced SST projects but found no interest by either European or American manufacturers with design studies concluded in 1967. I will include this information in both the Avro Arrow and James C Floyd articles. Bzuk 22:59 21 February 2007 (UTC).

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Death
James C. Floyd is dead. I can't prove it to you because the family wanted privacy and issued no public notice of his passing, so there are no sources to prove this. But it is true that he is dead, and has been dead for some time. The sources you have of his public appearances and/or mentions are all true; he died sometime after that. 209.139.228.245 (talk) 07:13, 17 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Are you absolutely sure? Can you give me more information or some information? I understand what you're saying and I don't think it's unpossible, however, Wikipedia is based on Internet sources. However, I believe that since he is/was a remarkable person, his death wouldn't remain unreported. Perhaps some Avro page would make a relevant post. In October 2022, in a Facebook post, they wished him on his 108th birthday https://www.facebook.com/share/p/V81cJnqrCerwriug/?mibextid=oFDknk . In the Gerontology fandom, he is reported to be the oldest living man in Canada https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/James_Floyd . If there is no reliable source, we will have to wait until his supposed 110th birthday. NSD30511 (talk) 12:23, 18 July 2024 (UTC)