Joe Sutter
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Joseph F. "Joe" Sutter was an engineer for the Boeing Airplane Company and chief engineer for the Boeing 747.[1] Sutter is often referred to as the "father of the 747."[2][3]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Life
Sutter was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in the vicinity of Boeing's Seattle plant.[3] He attended the University of Washington, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1943.[2]
[edit] Career
Sutter served on a destroyer escort named the USS Edward H. Allen in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
[edit] Later Life
Sutter served on the Rogers Commission, investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.[2] Joseph F. Sutter was also selected as a recipient of The International Air Cargo Association's 2002 Hall of Fame Award and is now an engineering sales consultant.[4][5] Sutter also wrote his autobiography with Jay Spenser named 747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation, which was published in 2006.[6]
[edit] Awards
For his contributions to the development of airline jet aircraft, he was awarded the United States Medal of Technology in 1985.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ *Harold Kerzner (2003). Project Management Case Studies. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 0471225789.
- ^ a b c Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Appointment of Joseph F. Sutter as a Member of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
- ^ a b "Air & Space Interview: Joe Sutter." Chavanne, B. Air & Space Magazine. August, 2006.
- ^ TIACA profile
- ^ An engineer's perspective on the air transportation industry
- ^ Sutter, Joe and Spenser, Jay. 747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation, University of Washington Press, 2006. ISBN 0060882417.
- ^ US Government list: The National Medal Of Technology Recipients
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