Hilda Margaret Lyon blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Hilda Margaret Lyon 1896-1946 M.A., M.Sc., AFRAeS., Aeronautical Engineer, was born and lived here. She helped design the R101 Airship. The first woman to win the Royal Aeronautical Society Prize, the R38 Memorial Prize. She invented the "Lyon Shape". Her work is still used for stability, software and in Aircraft and Submarine Design. Recorded plaque organisation: Yorkshire and Humber Association of Civic Societies.

Hilda Margaret Lyon was a pioneering aeronautical engineer born in 1896 who significantly contributed to the design of the R101 airship. She was the first woman to win the Royal Aeronautical Society Prize and is renowned for inventing the "Lyon Shape," which remains crucial for stability calculations in aircraft and submarine design.