List of aerospace engineers
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This is a list of aerospace engineers, people who were trained in or practiced aerospace engineering.
See also List of engineers - for lists of engineers from other disciplines.
| Contents | Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
[edit] A
- Samantha Ace, (1991-2008)
- Erik Ahlgren
- Saam Ahmadi
- Michael P. Anderson - died in Columbia disaster
- Neil Armstrong, (born 1930)
- Amir Diaz
- Ahmad Ben Dhafer Al-Garni,Phd (Prof. Ahmad was the First Saudi Aerospace Engineer)
[edit] B
- V. P. Barmin
- Frank Barnwell, (1932-2001)
- Rex B. Beisel
- Mark Bell
- Wernher von Braun, (1912-1977), famous German rocket pioneer
- David M. Brown - died in Columbia disaster
- Ludwig Bölkow Me 262
- Adolf Busemann Swept wing
- Quentin Brucy
[edit] C
- Sir Sydney Camm
- Sir George Cayley - inventor of the science of aerodynamics
- Roy Chadwick
- Roger Chaffee - Apollo 1 fire victim
- Vladimir Chelomei
- John Russell Clark
- Henri Coandă
- Philip M. Condit Former CEO of Boeing
- Glenn Curtiss
- Kalpana Chawla (1961-2003)- died in Columbia disaster
- Laurel B. Clark - died in Columbia disaster
- Nicky Cursio, (2008)
[edit] D
- Amy Davies
- Alberto Santos Dumont, (1873-1932)
- Marcel Dassault, (1892-1986)
- Leonardo da Vinci, (1452-1519)
- Jamie Dodds
- Claudius Dornier
- Jeffery Dilg
- Iain Dowie
- Sir George Dowty
- Heini Dittmar, (1911-1960) first man faster than 1000 km/h.
[edit] E
- Joe Engle
- Richard Eppler computational aerodynamicist
- Walter Extra
[edit] F
- Charles Richard Fairey, founder of the Fairey Aviation company
- Roy Fedden, a British engine designer for Bristol Engine Company
- Anton Flettner
- Anthony Fokker, (1890-1939)
- Henry Folland
- Stelio Furner Italian aircraft designer responsible for the Falco and SIAI Marchetti
- Gerhard Fieseler German aircraft designer
[edit] G
- Alfred Gessow, helicopter expert
- Ross Gilmore (born 1984) Associate of the Royal Aeronautical Society, inventor of 'Gilmore Flaps'
- Valentin Glushko
- Robert Goddard
- Sir Arthur Gouge (1890-1962) President of the Royal Aeronautical Society
- Tadeusz Góra
- Jay Greene
- Maxime Gariel
- Giuseppe Gabrielli (1903-1987) - Italian aircraft designer
- Arthur Greensite - Covair Div. of General Dynamics
[edit] H
- B. J. Habibie
- Raoul Hafner
- Geoffrey de Havilland, (1882-1965)
- Harry Hawker
- Edward H. Heinemann
- Ernst Heinkel
- Homer Hickam
- Peter K. Homer
- Ronen S. Hoch
- Howard Hughes
- Patrick Hull
- Rick D. Husband - died in Columbia disaster
- Wolfgang Haack
- Robert Radu Hervian
[edit] I
- Ilan Ramon - died in Columbia disaster
[edit] J
- Brian Jackson
- Clarence "Kelly" Johnson (1910-1990)
- John J. Johnson (1905-1957)
- Robert T. Jones
[edit] K
- A.P.J Abdul Kalam
- Theodore von Kármán, (1881-1963)
- Andy Kee
- Frederick Koolhoven
- Sergey Korolev
- Chris Kraft
- Kaare Kurtzke
- Ave K. Kludze, Jr., Ph.D
- Eugene Kranz
[edit] L
- Samuel Pierpont Langley - aircraft
- Otto Lilienthal
- Alexander Lippisch
- Per Lindstrand - balloons (and other aircraft)
- Glynn Lunney (1936- )
[edit] M
- Paul MacCready
- Ernst Mach, (1838-1916)
- Elsie MacGill, (1905-1980)
- Edward Margański
- Frederick Marriott, (1805-1884)
- Mark D. Maughmer
- Wilhelm Messerschmitt (1898-1978)
- R.J. Mitchell
- Montgolfier Brothers
- William C. McCool - died in Columbia disaster
- Carlos García Mackan - Aeronautical Engineering IPN ESIME Ticomán
[edit] N
- Gerhard Neumann General Electric J79
[edit] O
- Hermann Oberth
- Hans von Ohain
- Denys Overholser
- Fernando Olarte
[edit] P
- Alexander E. Pace
- Richard Pearse - Early New Zealand aircraft builder who is reputed to have made the first powered aircraft flight on March 31, 1903
- W. E. W. (Teddy) Petter
- Percy Pilcher
- John Porte
- Herman Potočnik, (1892-1929)
- Ludwig Prandtl
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Judith Resnik
- Osborne Reynolds, (1842-1912)
- Raymond Rice
- Ben Rich - Lockheed Martin Skunk Works; contributor to SR-71 and President during F-117 development
- John M. Riebe, (1921-)
- Sir Alliott Verdon Roe
- Jan Roskam
- Ludwig Roth
- Edward J. Ruppelt (1923-1960) - director of Project Blue Book
- Burt Rutan
[edit] S
- Igor Sikorsky
- Mikhail Simonov - Major contributor to the design of the Su-27 and its derivatives, in addition to the Su-47.
- Herbert Smith (engineer) - Designer of the Sopwith Triplane
- Tadeusz Sołtyk, (1909-2004)
- Sir Tom Sopwith
- Klaus von Storch
- Syam Nath - Founder of OKB Sukhoi.
- Victor Szebehely - Aerospace Engineering & Celestial Mechanics
- Raja Rajan - Aerodynamics
- Nevil Shute
- Srinivasan N - Aerodynamics
- Starnone Davide - Aerospace Systems Engineering
- Joe Sutter - Chief engineer for the Boeing 747
[edit] T
- Michael Tolmachoff - Mechanical Aerospace Engineer
- Richard Truly
- Andrei Tupolev - Founder of OKB Tupolev
- Theodore Theodorsen
- Kurt Tank
[edit] U
[edit] V
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[edit] W
- Jonathon Walden
- Sir Barnes Wallis (1887-1979)
- Ken Wallis MBE - autogyro
- Hellmuth Walter, (1900-1980) - rocket engines
- Richard Whitcomb
- Sir Frank Whittle, (1907-1996)
- Stanisław Wigura, (1901-1932)
- Laszlo Windhoffer
- The Wright Brothers
[edit] X
[edit] Y
- Alexander Yakovlev - Founder of OKB Yakovlev
[edit] Z
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917)
- Robert Zubrin
