Elsie MacGill

Elsie MacGill

female, deceased (1980)
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women second world war From Thunder Bay, Ontario Aerospace engineer aeronautical engineer from vancouver
Elizabeth Muriel Gregory "Elsie" MacGill (27 March 1905 - 4 November 1980), made famous as the Queen of the Hurricanes, was an aeronautical... More
Chris Heintz

Chris Heintz

male
Aerospace engineer Avions Pierre Robin Chris(tophe) Heintz de Havilland Canada E.T.H. Institute ZODIAC CH 601 … aeronautical engineer
An accomplished aeronautical engineer, Chris(tophe) Heintz is a graduate of the E.T.H. Institute in Zürich, Switzerland. After serving in the F... More
Paul MacCready

Paul MacCready

male, 83 years old (Pasadena, California, United States)
Glider pilot from California Collier Trophy recipient United States aerospace engineer United States Naval Aviator Paul B. MacCready, Jr … aeronautical engineer
Paul B. MacCready, Jr. (born September 25, 1925 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American aeronautical engineer. He is the founder of AeroVironment... More
R. J. Mitchell

R. J. Mitchell

male, deceased (1937)
cancer death Supermarine Spitfire aeronautical engineer vickers aeronautical engineering fenton
Reginald Joseph Mitchell CBE (20 May 1895-11 June 1937) was an aeronautical engineer, best known for his design of the Supermarine Spitfire.

Georges Jean Marie Darrieus

male, deceased (1979)
inventor vertical-axis Aerospace engineer vertical-axis wind turbine turbines giromill … aeronautical engineer
Georges Jean Marie Darrieus (24 September 1888 - 15 July 1979) was a French aeronautical engineer in the 20th century. He is perhaps most famous... More
Per Lindstrand

Per Lindstrand

male, 60 years old
engineer swedish Adventurer hot air balloon English gas balloon … aeronautical engineer
Per Lindstrand is an aeronautical engineer, pilot and adventurer who has lived in Oswestry, England, since 1978. He is particularly known for his... More
Theodore Paul Wright

Theodore Paul Wright

male, deceased (1970)
aircraft industry United States aerospace engineer Educator aeronautical engineer learning curve American
Theodore Paul Wright (May 25, 1895 - August 21, 1970) was a U.S. aeronautical engineer and educator. Born in Galesburg, Illinois, he served as... More

Melville W. Beardsley

male
inventor aeronautical engineer from Missouri American Aeronautics Hovercraft
Melville Whitnel Beardsley (10 October 1913 in Kansas City, Missouri - 26 November 1982 in Carmel, California) was the American inventor and... More

Richard T. Whitcomb

male, 87 years old
Collier Trophy recipient National Inventors Hall of Fame from Evanston, Illinois Wingtip device National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics supercritical airfoil … aeronautical engineer
Richard T. Whitcomb (1921, Evanston, Illinois) is an aeronautical engineer who spent most of his career at the Langley Laboratory of the NACA and... More
Jurgis Kairys

Jurgis Kairys

male, 56 years old
Aerospace engineer aerobatics Siberia aeronautical engineer lithuanian aerospace engineering
Jurgis Kairys (born May 6, 1952 in Krasnojarsk, Siberia) is a Lithuanian aerobatic pilot and aeronautical engineer. He has won many awards for his... More