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John Knudsen Northrop (November 10, 1895 – February 18, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist and designer who founded the Northrop Corporation in 1939. His career began in 1916 as a draftsman for Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company (founded 1912).
John Knudsen "Jack" Northrop (Newark, 10 de novembro de 1895 — 18 de fevereiro de 1981) foi um industrial e projetista aeronáutico estadunidense. Foi um industrial e designer de aeronaves que fundou a Northrop Corporation em 1939.
JOHN KNUDSEN NORTHROP, pioneer designer and manufacturer of aircraft, died at the age of eighty-five on February 18, 1981. He was an engineer in the finest tradition of the profession: innovator, inventor, leader and organizer of engineering teams, industrialist, and master of the art and science of design. He was one of the great pioneers of ...
John Knudsen Northrop. Co-invented a process for making monoplane fuselages and helped design the F-1 flying boat in 1916 while working for the Loughead Aircraft Company (later renamed Lockheed). Assumed the role of Chief Engineer at Lockheed in 1927 and built the Vega monoplane.
28 de dez. de 2021 · Northrop’s lifelong dream was to build an all-wing airplane without a drag-producing fuselage or tail. His vision soared for a short time in the XB-35 and the YB-49 flying wing bombers of the 1940s and 1950s. Jack Northrop’s influence on American aircraft designs extended well into the 21st century.
John Knudsen Northrop (born Nov. 10, 1895, Newark, N.J., U.S.—died Feb. 18, 1981, Glendale, Calif.) was an American aircraft designer, an early advocate of all-metal construction and the flying wing design.
21 de fev. de 2022 · John Knudsen Northrop (known as Jack) was born in Newark on November 10th 1895. He began his aviation career in his early 20s, joining the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company in California as a draughtsman or engineering technician.
