词条 | Dwight Henry Bennett |
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BiographyHe was born on November 19, 1917 in Oklahoma City. Bennett graduated with a BS in Mechanical engineering (ME) from Caltech in 1940, married the former Katherine Mason, and had 3 children.[3] He joined the San Diego Division of Convair, where he worked on the Sea Dart, F-102, F-104 amongst others, for 23 years ultimately rising to Vice President and Assistant to the General Manager. He had flown Mach 2 by 1959. He was Vice President of Aero Commander Aircraft from 1963 through 1964 before moving on to McDonnell Aircraft where he worked on the Breguet 941/McDonnell 188 S.T.O.L. Transport, F-4 Phantom, ending with the F/A-18 Hornet at Northrup, as a director of program engineering.[3] Bennett was also an active flight instructor in all ratings for forty years. He died on July 10, 2002 at the age of 84, in San Diego, California. Awards
References1. ^1 Bennett, D.H. and Johannes, R.P. (1972) Combat Capabilities and Versatility Through CCV, Society of Automotive Engineers paper number 720854. {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Dwight H.}}2. ^Bennett, D. H. (1974) F-4/Ccv-Flight Tests of Advanced Technology, Society of Automotive Engineers paper number 740861. 3. ^1 Gregory, J. (1980) Who's Who in Engineering, 4th ed., American Association of Engineering Societies. 5 : American aerospace engineers|1917 births|2002 deaths|Wright Brothers Medal recipients|20th-century American engineers |
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