Polhamus, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1923-
Edward C. Polhamus papers, 1962-1986.
Papers include reprints of articles and reports by Polhamus, correspondence, notebooks, and photographs relating to his patents on variable wing sweeps, F-111 aircraft and cryogenic wind tunnel development, and vortex lift aerodynamics; Congressional testimony on the TFX contract investigation; and materials relating to his Wright Brothers lectureship.
Aeronautical engineer, active in aerodynamics research related to the development of high-speed aircraft. Received a B. S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland (1944) and joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1944. Head of the Stability and Performance Branch, the Fluid Dynamics Branch, and a Distinguished Research Associate at NASA Langley Research Center, retiring from NASA in 1981. Polhamus is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and has been an advisor to the U. S. Defense Department and the Air Force on variable-sweep technology. He is the holder or co-holder of three U. S. patents on variable-sweep wing technology; recognized as the co-inventor of the variable-sweep aircraft configuration concept that led to the U. S. Air Force F-111 and B-1 aircraft. Polhamus presented the AIAA Wright Brothers lecture in 1983.
F-111 (Jet fighter plane) -- Design.
Governmental investigations -- United States.
Jet planes, Military -- Technological innovations.
Lift (Aerodynamics).
Low temperature engineering.
Wind tunnels -- Technological innovations.
Articles. aat
Congressional records. aat
Notebooks. aat
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Reports. aat
Reprints. aat
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Aeronautical engineers. lcsh
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Wright Brothers Lectureship.
AIP-ICOS
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