User:Peteschulz210/sandbox
Edward Peck Curtis | |
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Relations | spouse Agnes Bartlett, son Edward Jr. and two daughters Diane & Ruth |
Other work | Special Assistant to the U. S. President for Aviation Facilities Planning |
Edward Peck "Ted" Curtis (1897-1987)
==Biography== in 1931, pilot
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References
- ^ "Ray Lands Autogiro at the White House – Aircraft Drops on Lawn for Presentation of Collier Trophy to Its Maker – Hoover Extols Its Design – Tells Pitcairn and Associates, Honored in Ceremony, Craft is Great Achievement – Wright Agrees to Fly It – Then Pilot Takes Off in "Windmill" Plane from 100 by 300 Foot Plot on the Grounds". New York Times. April 23, 1931. p. 27. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
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Category:1897 births Category:1987 deaths Category:United States Army generals Category:Military personnel from Rochester, New York Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) Category:American World War I flying aces Category:Williams College alumni Category:Collier Trophy recipients Category:1957 in aviation
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/kindelberger-james-howard-dutch-collier-robert-j-trophy-1950s-photograph 1953 JAMES H. KINDELBERGER For the North American land-based F-100.
EDWARD H. HEINEMANN For the Douglas carrier-based F4DFormal posed portrait photograph of James H. Kindelberger, Chairman of the Board, North American Aviation, seated at desk, holding a pencil as if editing the business letter in front of him. Circular computer on desk at right. In the background can be seen a globe and desk models of North American fighter aircraft. Photo probably taken circa 1953, when Kindelberger was awarded the Collier Trophy for the development of the USAF North American F-100 Super Sabre supersonic aircraft.
[1] His efforts in the early 1920s to establish emergency fields for night-flying mail pilots addressed a major challenge.
Weick worked for the
It was also at Langley that Weick headed the development of
- 1929 – National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), for design of the NACA cowling which revolutionized civil air transport by making aircraft faster and more profitable. It also found application on the bombers and fighters of World War II.[3]
Inspired by US pioneer Tracy Barnes' first manned solar balloon flight on May 1st, 1973; Dominic Michaelis designed a free flight solar balloon. [4] From Firefly article Tracy Barnes' designs introduced many of the features found in modern hot air balloons.[2]
The parachute top, which replaced spring tops, explosive tops and inverting envelopes used previously, did much to improve the safety and maneuverability of balloons. Additionally, the T-3 burner offered a modern and high-powered burner with redundant capability in the event of a primary burner failure, in the form of the "Fire 2" jet.[3]
Barnes introduced the distinctive zig-zag envelope to reduce fabric waste and the use of glossy, heat resistant polyester instead of nylon for envelopes. This material choice resulted in a higher maximum envelope temperature of 300 degrees Fahrenheit.[3] [4] Barnes also designed a distinctive triangular basket to offer increased volume, tipping resistance and corner stowage of three fuel tanks. Barnes' most significant contribution was in drastically simplifying venting and deflation by inventing the parachute top. Later Barnes would invent the FlexNet Envelope, which prevented the possibility of envelope tears growing beyond a single panel. The type certificates issued to The Balloon Works are still the basis of the popular line of balloons produced by FireFly Balloons. Often, early balloons manufactured by the company are referred to as "Barnes" balloons, however this was never the actual company name. The company's name from 2000 on has been FireFly Balloons.[4]
Tracy Barnes is no longer directly involved with FireFly, instead he presently works on unmanned and advertising blimps through his company The Blimp Works.[4]
Among the characteristic design features of FireFly balloons are:
Triangular baskets[4] [5] Zig-zag (or chevron) patterned envelope gores[4] [6] Toggle and loop envelope fasteners[3] maXflite silicone coated rip-stop Nylon is now used in envelopes,[6] Polyester was used in older systems.[3] [4] Bulbous gores[4]
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Colonel Thomas L. Thurlow https://www.ion.org/awards/thurlow-award.cfm#:~:text=Memorial%20Given%20in%20memory%20of%20Colonel%20Thomas%20L.,while%20flight%20testing%20a%20new%20compass%20in%201944.
Harmon Trophy page is a mess. Why did H Hughes win Harmon in 1936?
- Category:Circumnavigators of the globe. missing, Douglas world cruiser, etc
CHARLES J. MCCARTHY of Vought acft manufacturer Also in 1931, pilot
random hints below/tool drawer
- Aerofiles search: http://aerofiles.com/contact.html
- streamable video at Justwatch.com
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597 prizes to 950 laureates (as of 2019[update]
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coding to convert miles to km. 1 mile (1.6 km) 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) 1 foot (0.30 m) 1 metre (3.3 ft) 1 pound (0.45 kg) Bertha Benz :(née Cäcilie Bertha Ringer
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In 1987 British entrepreneur Richard Branson and Swedish aeronaut Per Lindstrand, aboard the Virgin Atlantic Flyer, made the first transatlantic flight in a hot-air balloon. And in 1991, aboard the Otsuka Flyer, they made the first transpacific flight in a hot-air balloon. In 1984 American aviator Joseph W. Kittinger, aboard the helium-filled Rosie O’Grady’s Balloon of Peace, made the first solo transatlantic balloon flight. In 1995 American adventurer Steve Fossett, aboard the helium-filled Solo Challenger, made the first solo transpacific balloon flight.
Manned
America's Challenge Gas Ballon Race Don Cameron is one of the few
The America's Challenge Gas Ballon Race was founded by the Balloon Fiesta in 1995 through the vision and efforts of Mark Sullivan, former Balloon Fiesta president and recipient of the Montgolfier Diplome, one of ballooning's highest honors. Sullivan saw the need for America to be identified with the world's most prestigious ballooning sport. We are proud to provide a showcase in the United States to share the adventure and spectacle of gas ballooning.
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1958 Collier Trophy Neil Burgess and Gerhard Neumann of General Electric Co for development of the J79 engine; Maj Howard C Johnson, USAF, for world landplane altitude record; Capt Walter W Irwin, USAF, for world landplane speed record.
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External links
- History Of The First 50 Years Of Flight "We Saw It Happen" - United Aircraft Corporation Brief film clip of Frank W. Caldwell at time counter +01:25:25:23
- Peteschulz210/sandbox at Find a Grave
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- ^ a b MIKE JERRAM (July 15, 1993). "Obituary: Fred Weick". The Independent. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ^ Lambert, Bruce (July 11, 1993). "Fred Weick, 93, Dies in Florida - Was Pioneer in Airplane Design". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ^ "Collier Trophy Award Made". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. June 8, 1930. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "HISTORY OF SOLAR BALLOONING". aerocene.org. Aerocene. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Ray Lands Autogiro at the White House – Aircraft Drops on Lawn for Presentation of Collier Trophy to Its Maker – Hoover Extols Its Design – Tells Pitcairn and Associates, Honored in Ceremony, Craft is Great Achievement – Wright Agrees to Fly It – Then Pilot Takes Off in "Windmill" Plane from 100 by 300 Foot Plot on the Grounds". New York Times. April 23, 1931. p. 27. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ "A Man Driven to Extremes". LAtimes.com. LATimes. Retrieved June 9, 2020.