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Pioneers of aviation have contributed to the development of aeronautics in one or more ways: through science and theory, theoretical or applied design, by constructing models or experimental prototypes, the mass production of aircraft for commercial and government request, achievements in flight, and providing financial resources and publicity ...
American aviation pioneers, people directly and indirectly responsible for the advancement of flight, including people who worked to achieve manned flight before the invention of aircraft, as well as others who achieved significant "firsts" in aviation after heavier-than-air flight became routine.
Brigadier General Theodore C. Lyster, M.D. (10 July 1875 – 5 August 1933) was a United States Army physician and aviation medicine pioneer.. In 1918, Lyster established an army laboratory that put aviation medicine on a sound scientific basis in the United States and he insisted on making military aviation physicians organic members of the flying squadrons, thus creating the position and ...
The term aviation, is a noun of action from the stem of Latin avis "bird" with the suffix -ation meaning action or progress. It was coined in 1863 by French pioneer Guillaume Joseph Gabriel de La Landelle (1812–1886) in Aviation ou Navigation aérienne sans ballons.
For contributions to the fundamental theory of aerodynamics. [6] 1932 Juan de la Cierva: For development of the theory and practice of the autogiro. [7] 1933 Jerome Clarke Hunsaker: For contributions to the science of aerodynamics, to the science and art of aircraft design, and to the practical construction and utilization of rigid airships. [8 ...
Dec. 15 is an important day in cutting-edge aviation history. Two advanced aircraft took their first flights on this day: Lockheed Martin's F-35 in 2006, and Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — When American Eagle Flight 5342 took off from Wichita, the Midwest city with a proud aviation history was glowing from a big moment. It had just hosted the next generation of Olympic hopefuls at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the kind of major sporting event that leaders of the largest city in Kansas had ...
Individual general aviation professionals on the local, regional, and national levels for their contributions to aviation, education, and flight safety [53] [54] United States: Daniel Guggenheim Medal: American Society of Mechanical Engineers etc. Persons who make notable achievements in the advancement of aeronautics [55] United States: Harmon ...