Michigan Aeronautical Research Center

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Michigan Aeronautical Research Center (MARC) was one of America's leading air research organisations, run by the University of Michigan at Willow Run Airport. It played a leading role in the creation of the Bomarc Missile Program, alongside Boeing.

It was created in 1946, and in 1950, in recognition of an expanded research program, its name was changed to Willow Run Research Center,[1] which would eventually be spun off from the University in 1972 to form the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Entrepreneur Success Story – General Dynamics - Ann Arbor SPARK. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
  2. ^ Former CoE Lab Endows New Professorship. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.