Beatrice Shilling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Beatrice Shilling

British aeronautical engineer

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1909

Place of Birth: Waterlooville, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1990

Profession: engineer, motorcycle racer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Beatrice (Tilly) Shilling OBE PhD MSc CEng (8 March 1909 – 18 November 1990) was a British aeronautical engineer and amateur racing driver.
During the Second World War, she designed and developed "Miss Shilling's orifice" to restrict fuel flow to the carburettor of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engines in the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire fighters.
Previously the pilots had experienced a loss of power or even complete engine cut-out during combat manoeuvres, posing a potentially lethal disadvantage in the Battle of Britain. Shilling raced motorbikes at Brooklands in the 1930s, one of only three women awarded a BMCRC (British Motorcycle Racing Club) Gold Star for lapping the circuit at over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
After the war, she raced cars, mostly at Goodwood Members' Meetings.