John Stack | |
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| Born | 1906 Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Died | 1972 (aged 65–66) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | aerospace engineer |
| Institutions | Langley Research Center |
| Practice name | Compressibility Research Division |
| Employer | Republic Aviation |
| Projects | X-1 |
| Awards | Collier Trophy |
John Stack (1906–1972) was an aerospace engineer. He won the Collier Trophy, in 1947[1] and 1951.[2]
Life
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Stack was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked at Langley Research Center from 1928 to 1962, and Republic Aircraft Corporation, from 1962 to 1971. He died in 1972.[3]
He worked on transonic flight. Together with Eastman Jacobs, they made the first photographs of shock waves on a wing. He was part of the Bell X-1 team. He worked with the Variable Density Tunnel, on compressible airflow.[4][5]
Works
edit- John Stack The Compressibility Burble, NACA-TN-543, 1935
- John Stack, Albert E Von Doenhoff, Tests of 16 related airfoils at high speed, NACA-TR-492, 1935
- John Stack, W. F. Lindsey, Tests of N-85, N-86, and N-87 Airfoil Sections in the 11-inch High-speed Wind Tunnel, NACA-TN-665, 1938
- John Stack, W. F. Lindsey, R. E. Littell, The Compressibility Burble and the Effect of Compressibility on Pressures and Forces Acting on a Airfoil, NACA-TR-646, 1939
References
edit- ^ "Collier 1940-1949 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association". naa.aero. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "Collier 1950-1959 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association". naa.aero. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ John David Anderson (1998). A History of Aerodynamics: And Its Impact on Flying Machines. Cambridge University Press. pp. 394–. ISBN 978-0-521-66955-9.
- ^ John David Anderson (1998). Research in Supersonic Flight and the Breaking of the Sound Barrier, in SP-4219, ch.3. nasa.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ James R. Hansen (1987). Engineer in charge, SP-4305, ch.10 Defining the Research Airplane (PDF). nasa.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
External links
edit- "John Stack - NasaCRgis". crgis.ndc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
