SettingsAerospace engineers
Alan H. Epstein
Alan H. Epstein is a distinguished aeronautical engineer.
Alan H. Epstein is a distinguished aeronautical engineer.
Alexander P. de Seversky
Alexander Nikolaievich Prokofiev de Seversky (Russian: Александр Николаевич Прокофьев-Северский) (June 7, 1894 – August 24, 1974) was a Russian-American aviation pioneer, inventor, and inf...
Alexander Nikolaievich Prokofiev de Seversky (Russian: Александр Николаевич Прокофьев-Северский) (June 7, 1894 – August 24, 1974) was a Russian-American aviation pioneer, inventor, and inf...
Ali H. Nayfeh
Ali Hasan Nayfeh (born 21 December 1933 in the West Bank town of Shuwaikah in Palestine) is the inaugural winner of the Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award.
Ali Hasan Nayfeh (born 21 December 1933 in the West Bank town of Shuwaikah in Palestine) is the inaugural winner of the Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award.
Antonio Ferri
Antonio Ferri (5 April 1912 – 28 December 1975) was an Italian scientist, prominent in the field of aerodynamics, with a specialization in hypersonic and supersonic flight.
Antonio Ferri (5 April 1912 – 28 December 1975) was an Italian scientist, prominent in the field of aerodynamics, with a specialization in hypersonic and supersonic flight.
Antony Jameson
Antony Jameson (born 1934) is the Thomas V. Jones Professor of Engineering in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at Stanford University.
Antony Jameson (born 1934) is the Thomas V. Jones Professor of Engineering in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at Stanford University.
Armand Deperdussin
Armand Deperdussin was a French industrial.
Armand Deperdussin was a French industrial.
Ary Abramovich Sternfeld
Ary Sternfeld (* 14 May 1905, Sieradz, Poland - † 5 July 1980, Moscow, Russia ) was co-creator of the modern aerospace science.
Ary Sternfeld (* 14 May 1905, Sieradz, Poland - † 5 July 1980, Moscow, Russia ) was co-creator of the modern aerospace science.
Assen Jordanoff
Assen "Jerry" Jordanoff (Асен Христов Йорданов) (born Asen Hristov Yordanov, September 2, 1896, Sofia, Bulgaria – d. October 19, 1967, White Plains, New York) was a Bulgarian American inv...
Assen "Jerry" Jordanoff (Асен Христов Йорданов) (born Asen Hristov Yordanov, September 2, 1896, Sofia, Bulgaria – d. October 19, 1967, White Plains, New York) was a Bulgarian American inv...
Ave Kludze
Ave K. P. Kludze, Jr. is a Rocket Scientist, an African pioneer, U.S. Civil Servant, Complex Systems Engineering and Design Expert, and a senior NASA Spacecraft Systems Engineer.
Ave K. P. Kludze, Jr. is a Rocket Scientist, an African pioneer, U.S. Civil Servant, Complex Systems Engineering and Design Expert, and a senior NASA Spacecraft Systems Engineer.
B. N. Suresh
Byrana Nagappa Suresh (ಬ್ಯರಣ್ಣ ನಾಗಪ್ಪ ಸುರೇಶ) (born 12 September 1943) is a well known aerospace scientist of India.
Byrana Nagappa Suresh (ಬ್ಯರಣ್ಣ ನಾಗಪ್ಪ ಸುರೇಶ) (born 12 September 1943) is a well known aerospace scientist of India.
Béla Magyari
Béla Magyari (born August 8, 1949 in Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary) was Colonel of the Hungarian Air Force.
Béla Magyari (born August 8, 1949 in Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary) was Colonel of the Hungarian Air Force.
Dorian Shainin
Dorian Shainin (September 26, 1914 – January 7, 2000) was an influential American quality consultant, aeronautics engineer, author, and college professor most notable for his contributions in th...
Dorian Shainin (September 26, 1914 – January 7, 2000) was an influential American quality consultant, aeronautics engineer, author, and college professor most notable for his contributions in th...
Dragan Đilas
Dragan Đilas (Драган Ђилас, born February 22, 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian politician and businessman.
Dragan Đilas (Драган Ђилас, born February 22, 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian politician and businessman.
Edgar Schmued
Edgar Schmued, German-American aircraft designer was famed for his design of the iconic North American P-51 Mustang and, later, the North American F-86 Sabre while at North American Aviation.
Edgar Schmued, German-American aircraft designer was famed for his design of the iconic North American P-51 Mustang and, later, the North American F-86 Sabre while at North American Aviation.
Elie Carafoli
Elie Carafoli (September 15, 1901, Veria, Greece–October 24, 1983, Bucharest, Romania) was an accomplished Romanian engineer and aircraft designer.
Elie Carafoli (September 15, 1901, Veria, Greece–October 24, 1983, Bucharest, Romania) was an accomplished Romanian engineer and aircraft designer.
Eric Harold Mansfield
Eric Mansfield is an aeronautical engineer who won the Royal Medal in 1994, "for his many fundamental and analytical contributions to our knowledge of advanced aeronautical structures, and more ...
Eric Mansfield is an aeronautical engineer who won the Royal Medal in 1994, "for his many fundamental and analytical contributions to our knowledge of advanced aeronautical structures, and more ...
Ernst R. G. Eckert
Dr Ernst R. G. Eckert was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines.
Dr Ernst R. G. Eckert was a scientist who advanced the film cooling technique for aeronautical engines.
Eugen Sänger
Eugen Sänger (22 September 1905 - 10 February 1964) was an Austrian-German aerospace engineer best known for his contributions to lifting body and ramjet technology.
Eugen Sänger (22 September 1905 - 10 February 1964) was an Austrian-German aerospace engineer best known for his contributions to lifting body and ramjet technology.
Ferdinand Brandner
Dr. Ferdinand Brandner (November 17, 1903 – December 20, 1986) was an Austrian aerospace designer, an S.S. Standartenführer in Nazi Germany, and was responsible for the most powerful turboprop e...
Dr. Ferdinand Brandner (November 17, 1903 – December 20, 1986) was an Austrian aerospace designer, an S.S. Standartenführer in Nazi Germany, and was responsible for the most powerful turboprop e...
Francis Rogallo
Francis Melvin Rogallo (January 27, 1912–September 1, 2009) was an American aeronautical engineer inventor born in Sanger, California, U.S.A.; he is credited with the invention of the Rog...
Francis Melvin Rogallo (January 27, 1912–September 1, 2009) was an American aeronautical engineer inventor born in Sanger, California, U.S.A.; he is credited with the invention of the Rog...
Gary Hudson
Gary Hudson has been involved in private spaceflight development for over 25 years.
Gary Hudson has been involved in private spaceflight development for over 25 years.
George Cayley
Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet was a prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics.
Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet was a prolific English engineer and one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics.
Gleb Lozino-Lozinskiy
Gleb Evgeniyevich Lozino-Lozinskiy was a Russian and Ukrainian engineer, General Director and General Designer of the JSC NPO Molniya, lead developer of the Russian Spiral and Shuttle Buran prog...
Gleb Evgeniyevich Lozino-Lozinskiy was a Russian and Ukrainian engineer, General Director and General Designer of the JSC NPO Molniya, lead developer of the Russian Spiral and Shuttle Buran prog...
Gustave Whitehead
Gustave Albin Whitehead, born Gustav Albin Weisskopf (1 January 1874 – 10 October 1927) was an aviation pioneer who emigrated from Germany to the U.S., where he designed and built early fl...
Gustave Albin Whitehead, born Gustav Albin Weisskopf (1 January 1874 – 10 October 1927) was an aviation pioneer who emigrated from Germany to the U.S., where he designed and built early fl...
Harry Hawker
Harry George Hawker MBE, AFC, (22 January 1889 – 12 July 1921) was an Australian aviation pioneer and co-founder of Hawker Aircraft, the firm that would later be responsible for a long ser...
Harry George Hawker MBE, AFC, (22 January 1889 – 12 July 1921) was an Australian aviation pioneer and co-founder of Hawker Aircraft, the firm that would later be responsible for a long ser...
Helmut Schelp
Helmut Schelp was the director of "advanced" engine development at the RLM's T-Amt technical division leading up to and during World War II. He used his office to fund a widespread program in je...
Helmut Schelp was the director of "advanced" engine development at the RLM's T-Amt technical division leading up to and during World War II. He used his office to fund a widespread program in je...
Henri Coandă
Henri Marie Coandă (; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972) was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă-1910 described by Coandă in the mid-...
Henri Marie Coandă (; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972) was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă-1910 described by Coandă in the mid-...
Herman Potočnik
Herman Potočnik was an Austro-Hungarian rocket engineer and pioneer of cosmonautics of Slovene ethnicity.
Herman Potočnik was an Austro-Hungarian rocket engineer and pioneer of cosmonautics of Slovene ethnicity.
Irene Bredt
Irene Bredt was a German engineer, mathematician and physicist.
Irene Bredt was a German engineer, mathematician and physicist.
Jakob Ackeret
Jakob Ackeret (1898 – 1981) was a Swiss aeronautical engineer.
Jakob Ackeret (1898 – 1981) was a Swiss aeronautical engineer.
James DeLaurier
James D. DeLaurier is an inventor and professor emeritus of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies.
James D. DeLaurier is an inventor and professor emeritus of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies.
Jan Roskam
Jan Roskam (born February 22, 1930, The Hague) is the emeritus Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kansas.
Jan Roskam (born February 22, 1930, The Hague) is the emeritus Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Kansas.
JoAnn H. Morgan
JoAnn Hardin Morgan (December 4, 1940–) is an American aerospace engineer who was a trailblazer in the United States space flight program as the first female engineer at the National Aeronautics...
JoAnn Hardin Morgan (December 4, 1940–) is an American aerospace engineer who was a trailblazer in the United States space flight program as the first female engineer at the National Aeronautics...
John Argyris
John Hadji Argyris (Greek: Ιωάννης Αργύρης; 19 August 1913 in Volos, Greece – 2 April 2004 in Stuttgart) was among the creators of the Finite Element Method (FEM) and lately Professor at t...
John Hadji Argyris (Greek: Ιωάννης Αργύρης; 19 August 1913 in Volos, Greece – 2 April 2004 in Stuttgart) was among the creators of the Finite Element Method (FEM) and lately Professor at t...
John William Dunne
John William Dunne FRAeS (1875–1949) was an Anglo-Irish aeronautical engineer and author.
John William Dunne FRAeS (1875–1949) was an Anglo-Irish aeronautical engineer and author.
Juan de la Cierva
Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of De La Cierva (21 September 1895 – 9 December 1936) was a Spanish civil engineer, pilot and aeronuatical engineer.
Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of De La Cierva (21 September 1895 – 9 December 1936) was a Spanish civil engineer, pilot and aeronuatical engineer.
Jurgis Kairys
Jurgis Kairys (born May 6, 1952 in Krasnojarsk, Siberia in Lithuanian family deported after Soviet occupation) is a Lithuanian aerobatic pilot and aeronautical engineer.
Jurgis Kairys (born May 6, 1952 in Krasnojarsk, Siberia in Lithuanian family deported after Soviet occupation) is a Lithuanian aerobatic pilot and aeronautical engineer.
Kitaw Ejigu
Kitaw Ejigu (Amharic: ክታው አጅጉ; February 25, 1948 - January 13, 2006) was an Ethiopian-American scientist who worked for NASA as Chief of Spacecraft and Satellite Systems engineer.
Kitaw Ejigu (Amharic: ክታው አጅጉ; February 25, 1948 - January 13, 2006) was an Ethiopian-American scientist who worked for NASA as Chief of Spacecraft and Satellite Systems engineer.
Lars Grimsrud
Lars Grimsrud is an aerospace engineer and performance automobile enthusiast who has become a celebrity amongst owners of carbureted Chevrolet Corvettes and GM muscle cars for his skill at tuni...
Lars Grimsrud is an aerospace engineer and performance automobile enthusiast who has become a celebrity amongst owners of carbureted Chevrolet Corvettes and GM muscle cars for his skill at tuni...
Lawrence Hargrave
Lawrence Hargrave (29 January 1850 – 14 July 1915) was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.
Lawrence Hargrave (29 January 1850 – 14 July 1915) was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.
Louis de Monge
Louis de Monge was a notable Belgian engineer.
Louis de Monge was a notable Belgian engineer.
Louis Dunn
Louis G. Dunn (1908-1979) was a South African-born engineer who played a key role in the development of early American missiles and launch vehicles.
Louis G. Dunn (1908-1979) was a South African-born engineer who played a key role in the development of early American missiles and launch vehicles.
Marcel Lobelle
Marcel Lobelle ( - 1967) was a Belgian aeronautical engineer who spent his professional career working in Britain.
Marcel Lobelle ( - 1967) was a Belgian aeronautical engineer who spent his professional career working in Britain.
Martin Schempp
Martin Schempp (23 March 1905 - 9 July 1984) was a glider pilot and founder of Schempp-Hirth, a major manufacturer of gliders.
Martin Schempp (23 March 1905 - 9 July 1984) was a glider pilot and founder of Schempp-Hirth, a major manufacturer of gliders.
Michael M. Sears
Michael M. Sears is a former Boeing executive.
Michael M. Sears is a former Boeing executive.
Miroslav Hajn
Miroslav Hajn was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga, one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic.
Miroslav Hajn was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga, one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic.
Ozires Silva
Ozires Silva is the founder of Embraer and a famous Brazilian entrepreneur.
Ozires Silva is the founder of Embraer and a famous Brazilian entrepreneur.
Pablo de León
Pablo Gabriel de León is an Argentine aerospace egineer, born in Cañuelas, Argentina.
Pablo Gabriel de León is an Argentine aerospace egineer, born in Cañuelas, Argentina.
Pavel Beneš
Pavel Beneš was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga, one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic.
Pavel Beneš was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga, one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic.
Pavel Sukhoi
Pavel Osipovich Sukhoi (Павел Осипович Сухой; Павел Восіпавіч Сухі) (July 22, 1895, Hlybokaye – September 15, 1975) was a Soviet aerospace engineer.
Pavel Osipovich Sukhoi (Павел Осипович Сухой; Павел Восіпавіч Сухі) (July 22, 1895, Hlybokaye – September 15, 1975) was a Soviet aerospace engineer.
Peter M. Bowers
Peter M. Bowers (15 May 1918 - 27 April 2003) was a journalist specializing in the field of aviation.
Peter M. Bowers (15 May 1918 - 27 April 2003) was a journalist specializing in the field of aviation.
Ramesh K. Agarwal
Dr. Ramesh K. Agarwal is the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Ramesh K. Agarwal is the William Palm Professor of Engineering in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Washington University in St. Louis.
Raoul Hafner
Raoul Hafner, (1905–1980), was an Austrian-born British helicopter pioneer and engineer.
Raoul Hafner, (1905–1980), was an Austrian-born British helicopter pioneer and engineer.
Richard Pearse
Richard William Pearse, son of Cornish immigrants from St Columb near Newquay, a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering experiments in aviation.
Richard William Pearse, son of Cornish immigrants from St Columb near Newquay, a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering experiments in aviation.
Richard T. Whitcomb
Richard T. Whitcomb (February 21, 1921–October 13, 2009), was an American aeronautical engineer noted for his significant contributions to the science of aerodynamics.
Richard T. Whitcomb (February 21, 1921–October 13, 2009), was an American aeronautical engineer noted for his significant contributions to the science of aerodynamics.
Rick Freuler
Dr. Richard "Rick" J. Freuler is a professor and coordinator of the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (FEH) program at the Ohio State University.
Dr. Richard "Rick" J. Freuler is a professor and coordinator of the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (FEH) program at the Ohio State University.
Robert B.C. Noorduyn
Robert B.C. Noorduyn (April 6, 1893 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands - February 22, 1959 in South Burlington, Vermont) was an aircraft designer and manufacturer.
Robert B.C. Noorduyn (April 6, 1893 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands - February 22, 1959 in South Burlington, Vermont) was an aircraft designer and manufacturer.
Robert Kronfeld
Squadron Leader Robert Kronfeld, AFC, (5 May 1904 - 12 February 1948) was an Austrian-born gliding champion and sailplane designer of the 1920s and 30s.
Squadron Leader Robert Kronfeld, AFC, (5 May 1904 - 12 February 1948) was an Austrian-born gliding champion and sailplane designer of the 1920s and 30s.
Robert Ludvigovich Bartini
Robert Ludvigovich, was a Russian aircraft designer and scientist born on May 14, 1897 in Fiume, Austria-Hungary.1
Active mostly in Soviet Union, he was named, because of his noble descent,.
Robert Ludvigovich, was a Russian aircraft designer and scientist born on May 14, 1897 in Fiume, Austria-Hungary.1
Active mostly in Soviet Union, he was named, because of his noble descent,.
Satish Dhawan
Satish Dhawan (ਸਤੀਸ਼ ਧਵਨ, सतीश धवन) (25 September 1920 – 3 January 2002) was an Indian rocket scientist and a pioneer aerospace engineer who was born in Srinagar, India and educated in India and...
Satish Dhawan (ਸਤੀਸ਼ ਧਵਨ, सतीश धवन) (25 September 1920 – 3 January 2002) was an Indian rocket scientist and a pioneer aerospace engineer who was born in Srinagar, India and educated in India and...
Satya N. Atluri
Satya Atluri, born in India and a citizen of the USA, is UCI Distinguished Professor, in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at UCI. His research focuses upon the areas of aero...
Satya Atluri, born in India and a citizen of the USA, is UCI Distinguished Professor, in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at UCI. His research focuses upon the areas of aero...
Theodore von Kármán
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American aerospace engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American aerospace engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
Tung Hua Lin
Tung Hua Lin (May 26, 1911 – June 18, 2007) was a Chinese-American aerospace and structural engineer best known for designing China's first twin engine aircraft during World War II.
Tung Hua Lin (May 26, 1911 – June 18, 2007) was a Chinese-American aerospace and structural engineer best known for designing China's first twin engine aircraft during World War II.
Vaino Jack Vehko
Vaino Jack Vehko, (1918 Detroit, Michigan – 17 August 1999 Austin, Texas) was the son of James Vehko (aka Jalmari Vehkomäki) of Kolho, Finland.
Vaino Jack Vehko, (1918 Detroit, Michigan – 17 August 1999 Austin, Texas) was the son of James Vehko (aka Jalmari Vehkomäki) of Kolho, Finland.
Vladimir Sergeyevich Vakhmistrov
Vladimir Sergeyevich Vakhmistrov (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Вахмистров) (1897-1972) was a Soviet aviation engineer.
Vladimir Sergeyevich Vakhmistrov (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Вахмистров) (1897-1972) was a Soviet aviation engineer.
Vladimir Vakhmistrov
Vladimir Sergeyevich Vakhmistrov (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Вахмистров) (1897-1972) was a Soviet aviation engineer.
Vladimir Sergeyevich Vakhmistrov (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Вахмистров) (1897-1972) was a Soviet aviation engineer.
Wang Yongzhi
Wang Yongzhi (王永志) (born November 17, 1932 - ), born in Changtu County, Liaoning, China, is an aerospace scientist and academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Wang Yongzhi (王永志) (born November 17, 1932 - ), born in Changtu County, Liaoning, China, is an aerospace scientist and academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German-born American rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leadin...
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German-born American rocket scientist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of the leadin...
William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill
William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill (24 September 1893 – 30 December 1965) was a British engineer.
William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill (24 September 1893 – 30 December 1965) was a British engineer.
Władysław Turowicz
Air Commodore Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz, (April 23, 1908 – November 8, 1980) SP (MI), SK (MI), TP (MI), SQA MI
SI MI
Usually referred to as Air Cdre.
Air Commodore Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz, (April 23, 1908 – November 8, 1980) SP (MI), SK (MI), TP (MI), SQA MI
SI MI
Usually referred to as Air Cdre.