John Stack (engineer)

John Stack
Born 1906
Lowell, Massachusetts
Died 1972
Citizenship American
Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Engineering career

Engineering discipline aerospace engineer
Institution memberships Langley Research Center
Practice name Compressibility Research Division
Employer(s) Republic Aviation
Significant projects X-1
Significant awards Collier trophy

John Stack (1906–1972) was an aerospace engineer. He won the Collier trophy, in 1947[1] and 1951.[2]

Life

He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked at Langley Research Center from 1928 to 1962. He worked for Republic Aircraft Corporation, from 1962 to 1971. He died in 1972.[3]

"Let's try the damn thing and see if we can make it work."

He worked on transonic flight. He was part of the Bell X-1 team. He worked with the Variable Density Tunnel, on compressible airflow.

Works

References

  1. "Collier 1940-1949 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association". naa.aero. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  2. "Collier 1950-1959 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association". naa.aero. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  3. John David Anderson (1998). A History of Aerodynamics: And Its Impact on Flying Machines. Cambridge University Press. pp. 394–. ISBN 978-0-521-66955-9.

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