Jerome Clarke Hunsaker
American aeronautical engineer (1886–1984)
Biography
Jerome Clarke Hunsaker (August 26, 1886 – September 10, 1984) was an American naval officer and aeronautical engineer, born in Creston, Iowa, and educated at the U.S. Naval Academy and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He established the first aeronautical engineering program in the US at MIT. He was instrumental in developing a weather reporting and airway navigation. Hunsaker was also pivotal in establishing the theoretical and scientific study of aerodynamics in the United States. And he was primarily responsible for the design and construction of the Navy-Curtiss airplane (NC-4) that accomplished the first transatlantic flight (May 1919), and the first successful shipboard fighter. Later he championed lighter-than-air flight but the loss of the Navy airship he designed, the USS Akron, led to the withdrawal of federal support. His WW2 chairmanship of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was notable for favouring the development of existing aircraft designs rather than experimenting with turbojets or missile technology.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- board member
Employers / organisations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Alice Porter Avery
- Children
- Jerome Clarke Hunsaker
Awards & honours (6)
- Daniel Guggenheim Medal
- Langley Gold Medal
- Franklin Medal
- Navy Cross
- Distinguished Service Cross
- Medal for Merit
Quick answers about Jerome Clarke Hunsaker
- How old was Jerome Clarke Hunsaker?
- Jerome Clarke Hunsaker died on September 10, 1984 at the age of 98.
- When is Jerome Clarke Hunsaker's birthday?
- Jerome Clarke Hunsaker was born on August 26, 1886.
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- Jerome Clarke Hunsaker was born in Creston.
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- Jerome Clarke Hunsaker's zodiac sign is Virgo.
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- Jerome Clarke Hunsaker is a citizen of United States.
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- Jerome Clarke Hunsaker is known as military flight engineer, inventor, engineer, aircraft pilot.
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- According to Wikidata, Jerome Clarke Hunsaker's spouse is or was Alice Porter Avery.
- How many children did Jerome Clarke Hunsaker have?
- Wikidata lists 1 child of Jerome Clarke Hunsaker.
