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Cohort 01
Sam Fordlay
Lore
Walked away from a post-Dragons Den deal (Meaden and Hoppen both wanted in) rather than fall out with his Dad over patent control — and lost the patent entirely when his Dad stopped paying fees. At Dyson, beat a funded internal project solo with no team; heater tech ended up in the Supersonic R.
Aerospace & Hardware
Aerospike Propulsion
An aerospike rocket propulsion system with potential efficiency and thermal advantages over conventional engines, backed by early simulations with Cranfield University.
Cohort 01
Sam Fordlay
Lore
Walked away from a post-Dragons Den deal (Meaden and Hoppen both wanted in) rather than fall out with his Dad over patent control — and lost the patent entirely when his Dad stopped paying fees. At Dyson, beat a funded internal project solo with no team; heater tech ended up in the Supersonic R.
Aerospace & Hardware
Aerospike Propulsion
An aerospike rocket propulsion system with potential efficiency and thermal advantages over conventional engines, backed by early simulations with Cranfield University.
