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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.
He was posthumously inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1978 and the International Air & Space Hall of Fame in 1983. [15] He was ranked number 27 on Flying magazine's list of the 51 Heroes of Aviation in 2013. [16] The Kingman Airport – Clyde Cessna Field in Kingman, Kansas is named in his honor. [17]
This category contains biographical articles about people who made significant pioneering accomplishments in aviation, either as accomplished aviators, or by contributing in some other substantial and lasting way to the art and science of aviation. This is not limited to the early days of aviation history, and may cover pioneering achievements ...
William John "Jack" Frye (March 18, 1904 – February 3, 1959) was an American aviation pioneer in the airline industry. He founded Standard Air Lines which eventually took him into a merger with Trans World Airlines (TWA). He is credited for turning TWA into a world-class airline during his tenure as president from 1934 to 1947.
Reg Robbins’ and James Kelly’s claim to history was overshadowed by Lindbergh’s historic flight and other events in aviation in these same years, but it deserves to be remembered for the ...
Robert Blackburn (1885–1955) – aviation pioneer; Louis Blériot (1872–1936) – aviation pioneer; George Eugene Bockrath (1911–1998) – researched fracture mechanics; Hendrik Wade Bode (1905–1982) – NASA advisor; Jenny Body – former President of the Royal Aeronautical Society [1] William Boeing (1881–1956) – founder of Boeing
List of Enshrinees. National Aviation Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012 "Travel Air to Merge With Curtiss-Wright". Lawrence (Kansas) Journal-World. August 7, 1929; Farney, Dennis (2010). The Barnstormer and the Lady. Kansas City, Missouri: Rockhill Books. ISBN 978-1-935362-69-2.