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Raymond Loewy (/ ˈ l oʊ i / LOH-ee, French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ levi]; [2] November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) was a French-born American industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries.
American pioneering aviator and test pilot who made the first high-altitude flights by man using Montgomery gliders in 1905. [130] (†) Glider, Santa Clara, California. Hiram Stevens Maxim: 5 Feb 1840 24 Nov 1916 United States (United Kingdom) Science Design Construction Rotor Propeller
Frederick George Miles (1903–1976) – designer at Miles Aircraft, husband of Maxine Blossom Miles; John W. Miles (1920–2008) – pioneer in theoretical fluid mechanics; Maxine Blossom Miles (1901–1984) – pilot, designer, draughtswoman, aerodynamicist and stress engineer, designer of the Miles Hawk
Burt and Dick Rutan, along with Yeager, made headlines for their efforts as the Voyager team and received the 1986 Collier Trophy and Presidential Citizens Medal from President Ronald Reagan. Catbird. The Scaled Composites Model 81 Catbird is a five-seat, single-engined pressurized airplane. The airplane was configured as a three-surface ...
As a freelance pilot, Allen was the first to fly Boeing airplanes, Douglas airplanes, Northrop airplanes and other airplanes. Below is a list of airplanes flown by Allen: Boeing Model 83, the forerunner of the famous Boeing F4Bs and Boeing P-12s (25 June 1928) Northrop Alpha (March 1930) [7] Boeing Monomail (22 May 1930) [8] Northrop Beta (3 ...
The following industrial designers and product designers are among those who are noted for their accomplishments in industrial or product design, and/or who have made extraordinary contributions to industrial-design or philosophy. This list is categorized by the main design movements of the twentieth century.
10 Black fashion designers who carry the torch in modern fashion. Take a closer look at 10 of the most famous Black fashion designers, their work and how they made or are making Black fashion history.
[80] [81] Mitchell's proposed design, the Type 224, was one of three monoplane designs made into prototypes for the Air Ministry. [82] The final design incorporated an open cockpit, four Vickers machine guns, and a 660 horsepower (490 kW) Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine, along with a fixed undercarriage. Also included was an inverted gull wing ...