Famed NASA Aerodynamicist Richard Whitcomb Dies
Famed NASA aerodynamic engineer Richard Whitcomb died of pneumonia on Oct. 13 at age 88. AVIATIONWEEK’s Graham Warwick noted that during his government career, Whitcomb developed three of the most important post-war innovations in aeronautics: the transonic area rule (Coke-bottle fuselage shape)...
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