NORTHROP, Jack [1895-1981] -- American aeronautical engineer and industrialist, International Aerospace Hall of Fame
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né NORTHROP, John Knudsen
International Aerospace Hall of Fame (1972)
Spirit of St Louis award (1947, American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Aviation Hall of Fame (1974)
Spirit of St Louis award (1947, American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
Aviation Hall of Fame (1974)
Wiki: John Knudsen Northrop
Founder of the eponymous Northrop Corporation
and the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL),
he was an aircraft designer best known for developing the first all-metal monoplane and for the "Flying Wing," ancestor of the B-2 bomber. 
Chronology |
1947 | Spirit of St Louis award |
1972 | International Aerospace Hall of Fame |
1974 | Aviation Hall of Fame |
