Paul MacCready | |
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 MacCready shows a cross section of the Helios Prototype wing spar. | |
| Born | Paul Beattie MacCready Jr. September 29, 1925 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 2007 (aged 81) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Engineer |
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| Projects | AeroVironment |
Paul Beattie MacCready Jr. (September 25, 1925 – August 28, 2007) was an American aeronautical engineer. He was the founder of AeroVironment and the designer of the human-powered aircraft that won the first Kremer prize. He devoted his life to developing more efficient transportation vehicles that could "do more with less".[1]
- ^ "AeroVironment, Inc.: Gossamer Albatross: 30th Anniversary". Avinc.com. June 12, 1979. Retrieved August 25, 2010.