Virginius E. Clark
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Virginius Evans Clark was an American
World War I
engineer. Clark designed the 1922 Clark Y
airfoil used by many early aircraft.
. Clark graduated the United States Naval Academy
in 1907. He participated in a the 1908-1909 round-the-world battleship voyage with the Great White Fleet
. Later he was part of the Coast Artillery until 1912. In 1913 Clark joined the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
. In 1914, Clark attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology
for an aviation engineering course.
In 1917, Clark became a NACA
member, and a member on the Joint Army and Navy Board on Rigid Airships. In 1917 Clark became the Commanding officer of McCook Field
founding the current Aeronautical Systems Center
. While at McCook, Clark and Verville designed the VCP-1, and Engineering Division TP-1
aircraft. Clark was sent to Europe on the Aeronautical Commission on Aviation representing the Army. In 1922 Clark was the also the Vice President of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In 1920 he became the chief engineer of the Dayton-Wright Company
. In 1923, He became the vice president of Consolidated
. Clark later worked for the Duramold division of Fairchild Aircraft in 1938. Clark designed the Fairchild 100
, Fairchild 150, and the 46 Duramold (later the Fairchild 46-A). He became a consultant at Hughes Aircraft Company. Clark's Duramold
process would later be used on the Spruce Goose.
He died on January 30, 1948.
Virginius Evans Clark (February 27, 1886 – January 30, 1948) was an American
World War I
engineer. Clark designed the 1922 Clark Y
airfoil used by many early aircraft.
. Clark graduated the United States Naval Academy
in 1907. He participated in a the 1908-1909 round-the-world battleship voyage with the Great White Fleet
. Later he was part of the Coast Artillery until 1912. In 1913 Clark joined the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
. In 1914, Clark attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology
for an aviation engineering course.
In 1917, Clark became a NACA
member, and a member on the Joint Army and Navy Board on Rigid Airships. In 1917 Clark became the Commanding officer of McCook Field
founding the current Aeronautical Systems Center
. While at McCook, Clark and Verville designed the VCP-1, and Engineering Division TP-1
aircraft. Clark was sent to Europe on the Aeronautical Commission on Aviation representing the Army. In 1922 Clark was the also the Vice President of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In 1920 he became the chief engineer of the Dayton-Wright Company
. In 1923, He became the vice president of Consolidated
. Clark later worked for the Duramold division of Fairchild Aircraft in 1938. Clark designed the Fairchild 100
, Fairchild 150, and the 46 Duramold (later the Fairchild 46-A). He became a consultant at Hughes Aircraft Company. Clark's Duramold
process would later be used on the Spruce Goose.
He died on January 30, 1948.
Virginius Evans Clark (February 27, 1886 – January 30, 1948) was an American
World War I
engineer. Clark designed the 1922 Clark Y
airfoil used by many early aircraft.
. Clark graduated the United States Naval Academy
in 1907. He participated in a the 1908-1909 round-the-world battleship voyage with the Great White Fleet
. Later he was part of the Coast Artillery until 1912. In 1913 Clark joined the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
. In 1914, Clark attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology
for an aviation engineering course.
In 1917, Clark became a NACA
member, and a member on the Joint Army and Navy Board on Rigid Airships. In 1917 Clark became the Commanding officer of McCook Field
founding the current Aeronautical Systems Center
. While at McCook, Clark and Verville designed the VCP-1, and Engineering Division TP-1
aircraft. Clark was sent to Europe on the Aeronautical Commission on Aviation representing the Army. In 1922 Clark was the also the Vice President of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In 1920 he became the chief engineer of the Dayton-Wright Company
. In 1923, He became the vice president of Consolidated
. Clark later worked for the Duramold division of Fairchild Aircraft in 1938. Clark designed the Fairchild 100
, Fairchild 150, and the 46 Duramold (later the Fairchild 46-A). He became a consultant at Hughes Aircraft Company. Clark's Duramold
process would later be used on the Spruce Goose.
He died on January 30, 1948.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
engineer. Clark designed the 1922 Clark Y
Clark Y
Clark Y is the name of a particular aerofoil profile, widely used in general purpose aircraft designs, and much studied in aerodynamics over the years. The profile was designed in 1922 by Virginius E. Clark. The airfoil has a thickness of 11.7 percent and is flat on the lower surface from 30...
airfoil used by many early aircraft.
Biography
She was born on February 27, 1886 to Henry Scott Clark in Uniontown, PennsylvaniaUniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Population in 1900, 7,344; in 1910, 13,344; in 1920, 15,692; and in 1940, 21,819. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census...
. Clark graduated the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
in 1907. He participated in a the 1908-1909 round-the-world battleship voyage with the Great White Fleet
Great White Fleet
The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with...
. Later he was part of the Coast Artillery until 1912. In 1913 Clark joined the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
The Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps was the world's first heavier-than-air military aviation organization and the progenitor of the United States Air Force. A component of the U.S...
. In 1914, Clark attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
for an aviation engineering course.
In 1917, Clark became a NACA
NACA
- Organizations :* National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the forerunner of the U.S. federal agency NASA* National Association for Campus Activities, an organization for programmers of university and college activities...
member, and a member on the Joint Army and Navy Board on Rigid Airships. In 1917 Clark became the Commanding officer of McCook Field
McCook Field
McCook Field was an airfield and aviation experimentation station operated by the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps and its successor the United States Army Air Service from 1917-1927...
founding the current Aeronautical Systems Center
Aeronautical Systems Center
The Aeronautical Systems Center is an Air Force product center that designs, develops and delivers dominant aerospace weapon systems and capabilities for U.S. Air Force, other U.S. military, allied and coalition-partner warfighters, in support of Air Force leadership priorities...
. While at McCook, Clark and Verville designed the VCP-1, and Engineering Division TP-1
Engineering Division TP-1
|-See also:-Bibliography:...
aircraft. Clark was sent to Europe on the Aeronautical Commission on Aviation representing the Army. In 1922 Clark was the also the Vice President of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In 1920 he became the chief engineer of the Dayton-Wright Company
Dayton-Wright Company
The Dayton-Wright Company was formed in 1917, on the declaration of war between the United States and Germany, by a group of Ohio investors that included Charles F. Kettering and Edward A. Deeds of Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company...
. In 1923, He became the vice president of Consolidated
Consolidated
Consolidated may refer to:*Consolidated *Consolidated Aircraft , an aircraft manufacturer*Consolidated city-county*Consolidation...
. Clark later worked for the Duramold division of Fairchild Aircraft in 1938. Clark designed the Fairchild 100
Fairchild 100
|-References:NotesBibliography* Aerofiles. Retrieved: 15 August 2009.* Swanborough, F.G. and Peter M. Bowers. United States Military Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam, 1963. ISBN 0-85177-816-X.-External links:*...
, Fairchild 150, and the 46 Duramold (later the Fairchild 46-A). He became a consultant at Hughes Aircraft Company. Clark's Duramold
Duramold
Duramold is a composite material process developed by Virginius E. Clark. Birch plies are impregnated with phenolic resin, such as Haskelite and laminated together in a mould under heat and pressure for use as a lightweight structural material...
process would later be used on the Spruce Goose.
He died on January 30, 1948.
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Virginius Evans Clark (February 27, 1886 – January 30, 1948) was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
engineer. Clark designed the 1922 Clark Y
Clark Y
Clark Y is the name of a particular aerofoil profile, widely used in general purpose aircraft designs, and much studied in aerodynamics over the years. The profile was designed in 1922 by Virginius E. Clark. The airfoil has a thickness of 11.7 percent and is flat on the lower surface from 30...
airfoil used by many early aircraft.
Biography
She was born on February 27, 1886 to Henry Scott Clark in Uniontown, PennsylvaniaUniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Population in 1900, 7,344; in 1910, 13,344; in 1920, 15,692; and in 1940, 21,819. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census...
. Clark graduated the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
in 1907. He participated in a the 1908-1909 round-the-world battleship voyage with the Great White Fleet
Great White Fleet
The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with...
. Later he was part of the Coast Artillery until 1912. In 1913 Clark joined the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
The Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps was the world's first heavier-than-air military aviation organization and the progenitor of the United States Air Force. A component of the U.S...
. In 1914, Clark attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
for an aviation engineering course.
In 1917, Clark became a NACA
NACA
- Organizations :* National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the forerunner of the U.S. federal agency NASA* National Association for Campus Activities, an organization for programmers of university and college activities...
member, and a member on the Joint Army and Navy Board on Rigid Airships. In 1917 Clark became the Commanding officer of McCook Field
McCook Field
McCook Field was an airfield and aviation experimentation station operated by the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps and its successor the United States Army Air Service from 1917-1927...
founding the current Aeronautical Systems Center
Aeronautical Systems Center
The Aeronautical Systems Center is an Air Force product center that designs, develops and delivers dominant aerospace weapon systems and capabilities for U.S. Air Force, other U.S. military, allied and coalition-partner warfighters, in support of Air Force leadership priorities...
. While at McCook, Clark and Verville designed the VCP-1, and Engineering Division TP-1
Engineering Division TP-1
|-See also:-Bibliography:...
aircraft. Clark was sent to Europe on the Aeronautical Commission on Aviation representing the Army. In 1922 Clark was the also the Vice President of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In 1920 he became the chief engineer of the Dayton-Wright Company
Dayton-Wright Company
The Dayton-Wright Company was formed in 1917, on the declaration of war between the United States and Germany, by a group of Ohio investors that included Charles F. Kettering and Edward A. Deeds of Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company...
. In 1923, He became the vice president of Consolidated
Consolidated
Consolidated may refer to:*Consolidated *Consolidated Aircraft , an aircraft manufacturer*Consolidated city-county*Consolidation...
. Clark later worked for the Duramold division of Fairchild Aircraft in 1938. Clark designed the Fairchild 100
Fairchild 100
|-References:NotesBibliography* Aerofiles. Retrieved: 15 August 2009.* Swanborough, F.G. and Peter M. Bowers. United States Military Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam, 1963. ISBN 0-85177-816-X.-External links:*...
, Fairchild 150, and the 46 Duramold (later the Fairchild 46-A). He became a consultant at Hughes Aircraft Company. Clark's Duramold
Duramold
Duramold is a composite material process developed by Virginius E. Clark. Birch plies are impregnated with phenolic resin, such as Haskelite and laminated together in a mould under heat and pressure for use as a lightweight structural material...
process would later be used on the Spruce Goose.
He died on January 30, 1948.
Reference
Virginius Evans Clark (February 27, 1886 – January 30, 1948) was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
engineer. Clark designed the 1922 Clark Y
Clark Y
Clark Y is the name of a particular aerofoil profile, widely used in general purpose aircraft designs, and much studied in aerodynamics over the years. The profile was designed in 1922 by Virginius E. Clark. The airfoil has a thickness of 11.7 percent and is flat on the lower surface from 30...
airfoil used by many early aircraft.
Biography
She was born on February 27, 1886 to Henry Scott Clark in Uniontown, PennsylvaniaUniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Population in 1900, 7,344; in 1910, 13,344; in 1920, 15,692; and in 1940, 21,819. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census...
. Clark graduated the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
in 1907. He participated in a the 1908-1909 round-the-world battleship voyage with the Great White Fleet
Great White Fleet
The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with...
. Later he was part of the Coast Artillery until 1912. In 1913 Clark joined the Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
The Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps was the world's first heavier-than-air military aviation organization and the progenitor of the United States Air Force. A component of the U.S...
. In 1914, Clark attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
for an aviation engineering course.
In 1917, Clark became a NACA
NACA
- Organizations :* National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the forerunner of the U.S. federal agency NASA* National Association for Campus Activities, an organization for programmers of university and college activities...
member, and a member on the Joint Army and Navy Board on Rigid Airships. In 1917 Clark became the Commanding officer of McCook Field
McCook Field
McCook Field was an airfield and aviation experimentation station operated by the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps and its successor the United States Army Air Service from 1917-1927...
founding the current Aeronautical Systems Center
Aeronautical Systems Center
The Aeronautical Systems Center is an Air Force product center that designs, develops and delivers dominant aerospace weapon systems and capabilities for U.S. Air Force, other U.S. military, allied and coalition-partner warfighters, in support of Air Force leadership priorities...
. While at McCook, Clark and Verville designed the VCP-1, and Engineering Division TP-1
Engineering Division TP-1
|-See also:-Bibliography:...
aircraft. Clark was sent to Europe on the Aeronautical Commission on Aviation representing the Army. In 1922 Clark was the also the Vice President of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In 1920 he became the chief engineer of the Dayton-Wright Company
Dayton-Wright Company
The Dayton-Wright Company was formed in 1917, on the declaration of war between the United States and Germany, by a group of Ohio investors that included Charles F. Kettering and Edward A. Deeds of Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company...
. In 1923, He became the vice president of Consolidated
Consolidated
Consolidated may refer to:*Consolidated *Consolidated Aircraft , an aircraft manufacturer*Consolidated city-county*Consolidation...
. Clark later worked for the Duramold division of Fairchild Aircraft in 1938. Clark designed the Fairchild 100
Fairchild 100
|-References:NotesBibliography* Aerofiles. Retrieved: 15 August 2009.* Swanborough, F.G. and Peter M. Bowers. United States Military Aircraft since 1909. London: Putnam, 1963. ISBN 0-85177-816-X.-External links:*...
, Fairchild 150, and the 46 Duramold (later the Fairchild 46-A). He became a consultant at Hughes Aircraft Company. Clark's Duramold
Duramold
Duramold is a composite material process developed by Virginius E. Clark. Birch plies are impregnated with phenolic resin, such as Haskelite and laminated together in a mould under heat and pressure for use as a lightweight structural material...
process would later be used on the Spruce Goose.
He died on January 30, 1948.
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