Barnes Wallis
/ˌbɑːnz ˈwɒlɪs/
/ˌbɑːrnz ˈwɑːlɪs/
- (1887-1979) an English engineer. He designed some of the most important aircraft and weapons of the Second World War, including the Wellington and Wellesley bombers (= planes that carry and drop bombs) and a ' bouncing' bomb used to destroy dams. After the war he invented the 'swing-wing' aircraft and helped to design Concorde. He was made a knight in 1968.
巴恩斯·瓦利斯（Barnes Wallis）：（1887-1979）英国工程师。他设计了第二次世界大战中最重要的飞机和武器，包括惠灵顿和韦尔斯利轰炸机（携带和投下炸弹的飞机）和用于摧毁水坝的“弹跳式”炸弹。战争结束后，他发明了“翼翼”飞机，并帮助设计了协和飞机。1968年，他被任命为骑士。