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biography, reviewer Graham White noted that while sexism undoubtedly did hold a large influence over her frustrations, he agreed with a previous author's assertion that her not conforming to professional dress standards that would be expected of a white collar professional in Britain at this time likely did hurt her chances of advancement as "in fact she looked pretty awful" and "she looked like a frumpy old British housewife".
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Shilling devised a restrictor to solve this problem, originally a brass thimble with a hole in the middle and later further simplified to a flat washer of very precise dimensions. This could be welded into the engine's fuel line without taking the aircraft out of service and limited maximum fuel flow
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racetrack on a motorcycle she modified herself, in a job interview she encountered the sexist comment of "I suppose the men let you win" from the interviewer. On 24 August 1934 she lapped the Brooklands circuit at over 100 miles per hour, with an average speed of 101.85 mph (163.91 km/h)
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Shilling encountered various forms of discrimination throughout her career, including an RAE chief engineer who did not allow women to enter the building, a law prohibiting women from working at night, and a ban on women entering the RAE Senior Mess (club and dining hall). In a 2011 review of her
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In September 2018, Shilling was included in Winchester Heritage Open Days 'Extraordinary Women of Hampshire' exhibition, which celebrated notable Hampshire women, past and present. On the 110th anniversary of Shilling's birth, 8 March 2019, the Mayor of Waterlooville unveiled a plaque at
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Shilling worked for the RAE until her retirement in 1969, working as an engineer in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Despite becoming an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1949, Shilling never reached a top post in the RAE, since such promotions were only offered to men.
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with her fellow apprentice Mona Willis, entitled "How We Wired a House in Paradise", describing their efforts to install 8 lights over three days in an old house. In 1929, she wrote another article for the magazine, explaining how to make a home wireless set. Both pieces were aimed at
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to prevent flooding. By March 1941 she had led a small team on a tour of RAF fighter stations (Shilling travelling on her former racing motorbike), to fit the device to their Merlin engines. The restrictor was immensely popular with pilots and the device was nicknamed
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After completing secondary school she worked for an electrical engineering company for three years, installing wiring and generators. In January 1928, she wrote an article for The Electrical Age, the magazine of the
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announced the unveiling of a memorial plaque by The Mayor of Havant, Councillor Diana Patrick, at Shilling Place, Waterlooville on Monday 9 March – the day after Beatrice's birthday and International Women's Day.
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After the Second World War Beatrice and husband George turned to racing cars, which were tuned and modified extensively in their home workshop - starting off their exploits with a much-lightened 1934
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contest. At 14 she bought herself a motorcycle, following which she taught herself how to disassemble and reassemble its two-stroke engine; she was already determined to become an engineer.
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engines which avoided this problem. So in action a German fighter could evade a pursuing RAF fighter by flying a negative g manoeuvre which the RAF plane could not follow.
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Shilling married George Naylor in September 1938. He also worked at the RAE. According to anecdote, she declined to marry him until he also had been awarded the
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circuit at over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) on a motorcycle. In sports car racing, she scored several podium finishes at the
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under her married name of Naylor, and was elected as an Associate Member, enabling her to use the letters CEng (for
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888 HPA, most frequently at Goodwood Members' Meetings, scoring a number of third places and even one race win.
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single-seater, but there were accidents for both of them, and the Elva was converted into a Mk VI sports car.
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Even as a senior member of staff she was respected by the factory workers for her hands-on skills, such as
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for lapping the circuit at over 100 mph. During the Second World War, he was a bomber pilot with
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Beatrice's and George's driving ambitions became more serious with the 1961 acquisition of an
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opened the Beatrice Shilling Building, home to its new department of Electronic Engineering.
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and the effect of a wet runway upon braking. Shilling also helped design and build a
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and other health problems in later life as a result of his wartime activities.
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In 1967 Shilling was brought in to help US Formula 1 driver and team owner
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In 2015, a collection of her racing badges and trophies was bought by the
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As a motorcycle racer Shilling was one of only three women to receive the
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features Beatrice Shilling, with her RAE Restrictor central to its plot.
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in 1940, RAF pilots discovered a serious problem in fighter planes with
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Beatrice Shilling 1909–1990: Aeronautical engineer and motorcycle racer
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After the war, Shilling worked on a variety of projects including the
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In the 1930s, Shilling raced motorbikes. After winning a race at the
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International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950
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J. D. Wetherspoon named a pub in Victoria Road, Farnborough
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Patten, Jim (October 2011). "Beatrice Shilling's E-Type".
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registered KG 5363. Between 1959 and 1962 they raced an
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Waterlooville Library to commemorate her achievements.
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Guild News (Guild of Air Pilots & Navigators>
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Shilling was awarded an honour as an Officer of the
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Index

OBE

Waterlooville
Aeronautical engineer
Rolls-Royce Merlin
Blue Streak missile
Motorcycle racing
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
OBE
aeronautical engineer
motorcycle racer
sports car racer
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
RAE Restrictor
Miss Shilling's orifice
Blue Streak missile
British Motorcycle Racing Club
Brooklands
Goodwood Circuit
Waterlooville
Hampshire
Meccano
Electrical Association for Women
Girl Guides
Margaret Partridge
electrical engineering
Victoria University of Manchester
Sheila McGuffie
Great Depression
University of Birmingham

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