Richard Travis Whitcomb (February 21, 1921 – October 13, 2009) was an American aeronautical engineer who was noted for his contributions to the science...

Richard Whitcomb, may refer to: Richard S. Whitcomb (1894–1982), a United States Army general Richard T. Whitcomb (1921–2009), an American aeronautical...

R. Steven Whitcomb (born 1948), American military officer Richard T. Whitcomb (1921–2009), American aeronautical engineer Robert Whitcomb, American journalist...

Anti-shock body is the name given by Richard T. Whitcomb to a pod positioned on the upper surface of a wing. Its purpose is to reduce wave drag while...

The Whitcomb area rule, named after NACA engineer Richard Whitcomb and also called the transonic area rule, is a design procedure used to reduce an aircraft's...

of 1914), credited with the inauguration of modern cryptography Richard T. Whitcomb (Class of 1943), aeronautical engineer responsible for the "area...

incorporate the conclusions of NASA aerodynamics pioneers R.T. Jones and Richard T. Whitcomb. Albion Bowers, NASA Armstrong chief scientist and Prandtl-D...

Drag Coefficient". www.grc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 9 February 2023. Richard T. Whitcomb (July 1976). A design approach and selected wind-tunnel results at...

use of the slotted-throat wind tunnel. 1954: to Richard T. Whitcomb for the development of the Whitcomb area rule, according to the citation, a "powerful...

concertina, stereoscope, microphone, Playfair cipher, pseudoscope, dynamo Richard T. Whitcomb (1921–2009), U.S. – Supercritical airfoil, Winglet Cornelius Whitehouse...

winglets allow a steeper angle of attack reducing takeoff distance. Richard T. Whitcomb, an engineer at NASA's Langley Research Center, further developed...

Newmark 1969—Jack Kilby 1970—George Mueller 1973—Doc Edgerton, Richard T. Whitcomb 1974—Rudolf Kompfner, Ralph Brazelton Peck, Abel Wolman 1975—Manson...

- 1997 Medalist Richard Coar - 1998 Medalist Frank E. Marble - 1999 Medalist William H. Pickering - 2000 Medalist Richard T. Whitcomb - 2001 Medalist...

Edward H. Heinemann for Douglas aircraft carrier based F4D. 1954 – Richard T. Whitcomb for his discovery of the area rule, a design method for supersonic...

Retrieved 30 March 2016. Heversi, Dennis (25 October 2009). "Richard T. Whitcomb Is Dead at 88; Revolutionized the Design of Jet Aircraft". The New...

engineer Karl Weissenberg – Austrian mathematician and physicist Richard T. Whitcomb – American aeronautical engineer (1921–2009) Frank M. White – American...

supersonic speeds. Later it was independently developed again by Richard T. Whitcomb in 1952. Sigmund Freud: Neurologist who became known as the founding...

– John Rawls, American philosopher and academic (d. 2002) 1921 – Richard T. Whitcomb, American aeronautical engineer (d. 2009) 1924 – Dorothy Blum, American...

original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020. "NIHF Inductee Richard Whitcomb Invented the Supercritical Wing". www.invent.org. June 4, 2024. Archived...

Sen. John Glenn 2000 A. Scott Crossfield 1999 Dr. Simon Ramo 1998 Richard T. Whitcomb 1997 Anthony "Tony" LeVier 1996 Gen. Bernard A. Schriever, USAF (Ret...

heart disease. Orane Simpson, 26, Jamaican football player, stabbed. Richard T. Whitcomb, 88, American aeronautical engineer, pneumonia Werner Zandt, 81,...

supersonic speeds. Later it was independently developed again by Richard T. Whitcomb in 1952. Sigmund Freud: neurologist who became known as the founding...

Samuel Whitcomb Hyde is an American alt-right comedian known for his incorporation of anti-semitic, racist, and homophobic rants in his comedy routines...

on August 3, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2017. "Aviation Pioneer Richard T. Whitcomb". NASA. October 13, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22,...

SpaceShipOne, Voyager, and other successful experimental aircraft. Richard T. Whitcomb (2000) For his pioneering contributions to the aerodynamic design...

James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1849 – July 22, 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier...

James Whitcomb (December 1, 1795 – October 4, 1852) was a Democratic United States senator and the eighth governor of Indiana. As governor during the Mexican–American...

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sailplane to improve performance. Others had attempted to apply Richard T. Whitcomb's NASA winglets to gliders before, and they did improve climb performance...

sailplane to improve performance. Others had attempted to apply Richard T. Whitcomb's NASA winglets to gliders, and though they did improve climb performance...