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  2. Collier Trophy - Wikipedia

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    Herbert Hoover presents the 1929 Collier Trophy to NACA Chairman Joseph Ames for the NACA cowling. The Robert J. Collier Trophy is awarded annually for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the ...

  3. Category:Collier Trophy recipients - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Collier Trophy recipients" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  4. Richard T. Whitcomb - Wikipedia

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    This was rectified by re-sculpting the fuselage. For his insight, Whitcomb won the Collier Trophy in 1954. [1] [2] [3] In 1958 Whitcomb was named head of Langley's transonic aerodynamics branch, and he began working on a possible SST design. He built proposed models, but by 1962 he abandoned the project because of the intractable drag problem.

  5. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics - Wikipedia

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    Because the area rule was initially classified, it took several years for Whitcomb to be recognized for his accomplishment. In 1955 he was awarded the Collier Trophy for his work on both the Tiger and the F-102. [17] The most important design resulting from the area rule was the B-58 Hustler, which was already in development at the time.

  6. Collier Trophy Selection 2011 - Wikipedia

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    The Robert J. Collier Trophy is owned and administered by the National Aeronautic Association and is awarded annually "for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year."

  7. Frank W. Caldwell - Wikipedia

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    Frank Walker Caldwell (1889–1974) was a leading American propeller engineer and designer. As the United States government's chief propeller engineer (1917–1928), he pioneered propeller engineering and propeller testing facilities and techniques.

  8. Albert Francis Hegenberger - Wikipedia

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    Resuming his work at Wright Field, Hegenberger developed the first blind flying landing system, (using non-directional and marker beacons) and on May 9, 1932, made the first complete solo blind flight from take-off to landing, for which he was presented the 1934 Collier Trophy on July 22, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. [4] [5]

  9. Ernest Wise Keyser - Wikipedia

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    Ernest Wise Keyser (1876-1959) was an American sculptor born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 10, 1876. He studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and at the Art Students League in New York City [1] and at the Académie Julian and with Denys Puech in Paris.

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