Norman L. Crabill
Norman L. Crabill | |
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Born | District of Columbia | October 28, 1926
Alma mater | CUA, BAE. 1949; UVA, M.Aero.E.. 1957. |
Occupation | NASA engineer |
Norman L. Crabill (born October 28, 1926) is a retired NASA engineer. An employee of NASA since its creation in 1958, Crabill was originally employed by its predecessor National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA. Over the course of his nearly 40-year career, he was recognized for numerous achievements. Crabill has written 43 publications. He was inducted into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame in 2003.
Education and career
Crabill earned a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering Degree from
Accomplishments
Crabill had a distinguished and accomplished career as a lead engineer at NASA. He performed supersonic and transonic flight tests of aircraft configurations, and the preorbital flight tests of
Patents
Crabill holds patents for a rocket vehicle control system and an automated weather system for pilots.
Awards and honors
In 2001, Crabill was honored with the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society Judge Spain Leadership Award, and in 2008 he was inducted into Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society's Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was inducted into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame in 2003.[4]
As chairman of the historical marker committee of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society, Crabill's historical research led to the recognition of
In 2003, Crabill's company, ViGYAN, Inc. was given the 100 Award by
Bibliography
Crabill wrote dozens of publications. They included the following.
- Virginia Airports: A Historical Survey of Airports and Aviation from the Earliest Days. with Vera Foster Rollo, Ph.D.
- "Virginia Aviation History Project Report", Virginia Aviation History Project.
- "The NACA Wallops Experience 1945-1950", Virginia Aviation History Project.
- "South Norfolk Airport", Virginia Aviation History Project.
- "The NASA F53", Virginia Aviation History Project.
- "Jim Hall: From Cubs to Mosquitoes to NACA and NASA", Virginia Aviation History Project.
- Lift, Drag, Static Stability, and Buffet Boundaries of a Model of the McDonnell F3h-1N Airplane at Mach Numbers from 0.40 to 1.27, Ted No. NACA de 351. (2013) BiblioGov.
- Pilot's Automated Weather Support System (PAWSS) Concepts Demonstration Project. Phase 1. Pilot's Weather Information Requirements and Implications for Weather Data Systems Design. (1991).
External links
- (January 2012) "Normal L. Crabill Resume," NASA. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- "Norm Crabill", a feature video about Crabill by the Virginia Aviation Historical Society.
References
- ^ (1981) "Norman L. Crabil Biographical Sketch," NASA Langley Research Center Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Team. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ (n.d.) "NASA Lightning Strike Research", F-106 Delta Dart website. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Hodges, J. (October 20, 2008) "Norm Crabill Goes From Driving a Taxi to the Virginia Aeronautics Hall of Fame," NASA. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Hall of Fame Members. Virginia Aviation Historical Society. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ NASA. (June 16, 2015) "Hampton Celebrates Legacy of NASA and Air Force". Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ (2003) "ViGYAN Wins R&D 100 Award" Researcher News, NASA.