Working Together, Learning to Fly   Tags: aero, aeronautical, aeronautics, galcit  

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• Dimity Nelson
• Trity Pourbahrami

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Paul MacCready, MS 1948, PhD 1952.

Founder of AeroVironment poses as a child with his model "Topper" his award winning model airplane.

From Working Together, Learning to Fly

An historical look at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT), its research and problem-solving and the impact Caltech’s work and graduates have made upon the local aerospace history.

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Douglas Aircraft's DC series of planes revolutionized commerical aircraft. DC-1 through the DC-10 were developed with the help of GALCIT graduates and tested extensively in the 10-foot wind tunnel.

From Working Together, Learning to Fly

The 10-foot wind tunnel was used for many applications besides aircraft. Gerry Landry, wind tunnel manager, and I. Sugioka pose with a Weinermobile model, 1982.0

From October 25, 2011