George F. Titterton
George F. Titterton | |
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| Born | 19 August 1904 F6F Hellcat |
| Spouse | Ada Ryan (1909–2002) 1929–1998 (his death) |
| Children | George Jr., Eileen, Edith, Ann, Paul, John, and Ada |
George F. Titterton (19 August 1904 in
Personal life
Titterton married Ada Ryan on October 6, 1929.
Career history
After graduating from New York University in 1925 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, George remained as an instructor in Engineering for a year. He then joined the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics in Washington, D.C. George became a Consulting Engineer in 1927, specializing in structural analysis of commercial airplanes. During this period, he authored 15 articles for Aviation magazine which were later published in book form under the title, Airplane stress analysis: an introductory treatise.[2] In early 1928, George joined Keystone Aircraft and later assumed the position of Chief Engineer for Huntington Aircraft in Stratford, Connecticut where he designed and built two small commercial airplanes.
In 1931, George was employed by the Navy Inspection Office as an Aeronautical Engineer stationed at the General Inspector of Naval Aircraft Office in New York City. In 1933, he became the resident inspector for the U.S. Navy at the Navy Aircraft Office located at
Mr. Titterton joined Grumman on April 1, 1936, as a Project Engineer. His first assignment, much to the amusement of Grumman founders
In April 1955, he was named Assistant Vice President and in October the same year was promoted to Vice President – Contracts. Six years later, George was named Vice President – Program Management with responsibility for the executive direction of all contracts. In 1963, after leading in negotiating the contract with
As a member of the "Top Management Review Board" for the Apollo Lunar Module project,[7] Mr. Titterton was influential in its engineering design decisions.[8] When the first delivery of the lunar module did not meet NASA quality standards, George replaced Tom Kelly as overall project manager for Grumman Corporation's Lunar Excursion Module contract with NASA.[8][9] George's reputation for correcting large production problems with complex projects at Grumman made him the ideal choice to ensure the success of the Apollo Lunar Module project[4] and he did so. Around this time, George created 100 copies of a hardcover book entitled Alibis That Stuck containing one page, upon which was written "There ain't none".[10][11] This book was distributed to Grumman employees at the plant.
Finally, in the end of 1968, Mr. Titterton retired from Grumman, remaining as a member of its board of directors for several years afterward. George joined the Grumman retirees club and toured the country speaking at retiree club functions until a few years before his death in 1998.
Works
- Airplane stress analysis: an introductory treatise (1929) (with Alexander Klemin)
- Aircraft Materials and Processes (1937,1941,1947,1951,1956)
- Alibis That Stuck (196?) – Not officially published.
References
- ^ U.S. Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch.org
- ^ a b c Grumman Plane News, January 14, 1955
- ^ Jimmy Collins' Last Test Flight by Corky Meyer (1998)
- ^ a b c d The Grumman Story p96
- ^ Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India web site
- ^ Grumman Plane News, December 23, 1968
- ^ Grumman Corporation's Apollo Extension Systems Management Plan Volume VII
- ^ a b Inside the Iron Works: How Grumman's Glory Days Faded pp.85-94
- ^ Moon Lander: How We Built The Apollo Lunar Module by Thomas J. Kelly (2001) pp. 165-168
- ^ Frank Pullo Mirror on Eric Hartwell's Infobabble
- ^ Grumman Plane News, December 1969
Bibliography
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (of India) Aviation Mechanic Engineer License Study Materials Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- Fetherston, Drew. "Pioneers on the Runway: Raising Grumman." LI History.com, Grumman Park. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- George F Titterton U.S. Social Security Death Index at familyfearch.org Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine familysearch.org U.S. Social Security Death Index.
- Grumman Corporation's Apollo Extension Systems Management Plan Volume VII Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Eric Hartwell's Infobabble, Frank Pullo Mirror Site Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Eric Hartwell's Infobabble. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- Grumman Plane News, January 14, 1955 (employee newsletter)
- Grumman Plane News, December 23, 1968 (employee newsletter)
- Grumman Plane News, December 23, 1969 (employee newsletter)
- Jimmy Collins' Last Test Flight by Corky Meyer (1998) Archived 2006-06-28 at the Wayback Machine FindArticles.com, Flight Journal. Retrieved 19 February 2010
- Kelly, Thomas J. Moon Lander: How We Developed The Apollo Lunar Module. Washington, D.C. and London, England: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2001. ISBN 1-56098-998-X.
- NASA History Site: Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft Archived 2021-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
- NASA History Site: The Apollo Spacecraft – A Chronology Archived 2021-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Skurla, George M. and William H. Gregory. Inside the Iron Works: How Grumman's Glory Days Faded. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2004. ISBN 978-1-55750-329-9.
- Thruelsen, Richard. The Grumman Story. New York: Praeger Publishers, Inc., 1976. ISBN 0-275-54260-2.
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