John Ackroyd (other)

	John Ackroyd (other) John Ackroyd may refer to: * John Ackroyd (footballer, born 1868) (1868–?), footballer for Grimsby Town and Rotherham Town * John Ackroyd (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1967), footballer for Exeter City, Grimsby Town and Rotherham County * John Ackroyd (engineer) (1937–2021), designer of the world land speed record car Thrust2 Thrust2 is a British jet car, which held the world land speed record from 4 October 1983 to 25 September 1997. The Thrust2 is powered by a single Rolls-Royce Avon jet engine sourced from an English Electric Lightning, and has a configuratio ... * John Arthur Ackroyd (1949–2016), American serial killer and rapist {{hndis, Ackroyd, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Ackroyd (footballer, Born 1868) John Ackroyd (born 1868) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ... and Rotherham Town. In 1891−92 in a match for Grimsby against Lincoln City he scored four goals in a 6−1 victory. He also played for Heanor Town. References English men's footballers Heanor Town F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Rotherham Town F.C. (1878) players English Football League players 1868 births Year of death missing Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Heanor Footballers from Derbyshire {{England-footy-forward-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Ackroyd (footballer, Born 1895) John William Ackroyd (1895–1967) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Exeter City, Grimsby Town and Rotherham County. He also played for Halifax Town and Scunthorpe & Lindsey United. He was born in Rotherham Rotherham ( ) is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Rother, South Yorkshire, River Rother, from which the town gets its name, and the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don. It is the largest settlement ..., England. References English men's footballers Halifax Town A.F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Rotherham County F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players English Football League players 1895 births Men's association football defenders Year of death missing Footballers from Rotherham {{England-footy-defender-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Ackroyd (engineer) John Gilbert Ackroyd (31 January 1937 – 25 January 2021) was a British engineer. Early and personal life Ackroyd born in Muttra, India, on 31 January 1937, and grew up in England from the age of seven. He was educated in Ryde, Folkestone and Ardingly College. Ackroyd married Birgit Häggman in 1963. The couple divorced in the early 1980s. They had two daughters Anna and Lisa. Career Ackroyd started his engineering career with an apprenticeship at Saunders-Roe in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. His final job as an apprentice was in the design department working on the SR53 prototype fighter aircraft with a mixed jet and rocket propulsion system. Ackroyd then took a lead role in designing and engineering at Cushioncraft for Britten-Norman. The CC7 launched in 1969 but when the company was sold Ackroyd was again out of a job. After two years in Germany with the aircraft manufacturer Dornier, he became the project designer of the world's first production electric car for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Thrust2 Thrust2 is a British jet car, which held the world land speed record from 4 October 1983 to 25 September 1997. The Thrust2 is powered by a single Rolls-Royce Avon jet engine sourced from an English Electric Lightning, and has a configuration somewhat resembling that of the mid-1960s-era J79 turbojet-powered land speed record cars of Art Arfons, collectively known as the "Green Monster" cars. History Conception The “Land Speed Record” (LSR), which was valid for 12 years, 11 months and 11 days at that time, was over one mile (with a flying start). The record was set on October 23, 1970, by the American Gary Gabelich with Blue Flame, a rocket car on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Richard Noble stepped up to "bring back this record for Britain". The time it took Richard Noble from the idea to the first concept to the successful record attempt was nine years. In 1977, the Thrust2 project was officially presented at the Motorfair 1977 at London's Earls Court. In 1978, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]