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Wolfgang Langewiesche (long-gah-vee-sheh; 1907–2002) was an aviator, journalist and writer.He is one of the most quoted writers in aviation writing. His book, Stick and Rudder (1944), is still in print, and is considered a primary reference on the art of flying fixed-wing aircraft.
Frederick B. Thurber, Theodore R. Goodwin, and Thomas Fleming Day in 1912. Thomas Fleming Day (1861 – August 19, 1927) was a sailboat designer and sailboat racer. He was the founding editor of The Rudder, a monthly magazine about boats.
Samuel Rudder (c. 1726 – 15 March 1801) [1] was a Gloucestershire topographer, printer and antiquarian who was born at Uley and baptised 5 December 1726. He was the son of Roger Rudder (c. 1687–1771), a shopkeeper and pig-killer. [ 1 ]
Generally, a rudder is "part of the steering apparatus of a boat or ship that is fastened outside the hull, " denoting all types of oars, paddles, and rudders. [1] More specifically, the steering gear of ancient vessels can be classified into side-rudders and stern-mounted rudders, depending on their location on the ship.
James Earl Rudder (May 6, 1910 – March 23, 1970) was a United States Army major general. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded the historic Pointe du Hoc battle during the Invasion of Normandy . He also commanded the US troops at the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest , and led a series of delaying actions and ambushes during the Battle of the Bulge.
Opinion: Making America 'great again' requires returning to the values of the 'Greatest Generation.' How we the people can Make America Great Again: by learning from our 'Greatest Generation' Skip ...
Our armed forces will be free to focus on their sole mission, defeating America’s enemies. A series of billionaires attended the inauguration. Like in 2017, we will again build the strongest ...
John Earl Rudder (October 4, 1924 – July 9, 2006 [4]) became the first black Marine officer commissioned in the regular United States Marine Corps, in 1948 [5] (though Frederick C. Branch became an officer in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1946). He was born in Paducah, Kentucky.