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Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. (Brooklyn, 6 de Abril de 1892 — Palm Springs, 1 de Fevereiro de 1981) foi um industrialista de aviões estadunidense. [ 1 ] Fundou a Douglas Aircraft Company em 1921 (mais tarde a companhia se tornou McDonnell Douglas ).
Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (April 6, 1892 – February 1, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist and engineer. An aviation pioneer, he designed and built the Douglas Cloudster. Though it failed in its intended purpose—being the first to fly non-stop across the United States—it became the first airplane with a payload greater than its own weight.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, 1914)
- American
Donald Wills Douglas. (Engenheiro e fabricante de aviões norte-americano ) 1892 - 1981. Engenheiro e fabricante de aviões norte-americano nascido em Brooklyn, New York, um dos mais famosos construtores da história da aviação, fundador da Douglas Co, transformada posteriormente em Douglas Aircraft Co (1928). De família aristocrática ...
BY ROBERT L. JOHNSON. DONALD WILLS DOUGLAS, aviation pioneer, founder of Douglas Aircraft Company, died on February 1, 1981, in Palm Springs, California. His leadership in the aviation/aerospace industry for more than fifty years contributed greatly to development of the world's air transport system and to the exploration of space.
11 de jun. de 2018 · Aircraft engineer, industrial executive. Donald Douglas is one of the most famous aircraft builders in the history of aviation. Although he never personally obtained a pilot's license, Douglas became fascinated with the idea of flight after he saw Orville Wright (1871 – 1948) fly a plane in 1909.
1 de fev. de 2023 · History. The Man Behind The Name: The Life & Times Of Donald Wills Douglas Senior. By Jake Hardiman. Published Feb 1, 2023. Douglas was one of the key pioneers of 20th-century aviation in the US. Photo: Locoscoutla via Wikimedia Commons. Through the 20th century, the Douglas Aircraft Company was one of the major forces in aircraft manufacturing.
Donald Wills Douglas Jr. (July 3, 1917 – October 3, 2004) was an American industrialist and sportsman who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, the Transpacific Yacht Race, and in equestrian dressage competitions.
