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For those of you who are wondering what topics are covered by Fred Weick on the video, here they are: 1. His childhood and teen years, when he saw and fell in love with aviation. 2. His college education in engineering. 3. His job with the Postal Office, modifying mail planes. 4. His first flight. 5. Flying lessons, getting his pilot's license. 6. Being hired by the Navy Design Bureau to design propellers. 7. His position with NACA, doing research, being in charge of the wind tunnel, designing propellers, inventing the NACA cowl for radial engines. 8. Research in drag reduction of entire airplanes for NACA. 9. In 1929, became chief engineer for Hamilton Aero Manufacturing, designing propellers. 10. His experiences with Charles Lindbergh and Jerry Vultee. 11. Hired back by NACA as the Assistant Chief of Aerodynamics Division, doing research in stability and control of airplanes. 12. Developing the W-1, the first spin-proof airplane. 13. Inventing the tricycle landing gear. 14. Hired by Henry Berliner at ERCO to design a commercially viable spin-proof airplane, which became the Ercoupe. 15. The design characteristics of the Ercoupe. 16. Pilot training in Ercoupes. 17. The post war production boom of Ercoupes. 18. The production bust of light airplanes. 19. The production of Ercoupes by Sanders, Forney, Air Products, Alon and Mooney. 20. His research and teaching position at Texas A & M. 21. Developing the AG-1, the first modern agricultural airplane. 22. In 1957 being hired by Piper, designing the Piper Pawnee. 23. Designing the Piper Cherokee series which includes the Cherokee 140, 180, Cherokee Six, Warrior, Seneca, etc. ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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