Orville A. Wheelon

Orville Albert Wheelon (June 12, 1906 – February 9, 1966) was an aeronautical engineer who invented the Verson-Wheelon process for aircraft sheet-metal forming[1] and who was one of the first to use titanium in modern aircraft construction.[2] The latter work earned him the Wright Brothers Medal in 1951.

His son is Albert D. Wheelon, a physicist and aerospace executive.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lascoe, O.D. (1988) Handbook of fabrication processes, ASM International.
  2. ↑ Taubman, P. (2003) Secret empire: Eisenhower, the CIA, and the hidden story of America's space espionage, Simon and Schuster.
  3. ↑ Douglas Martin (3 October 2013). "Albert D. Wheelon, Architect of Aerial Spying, Dies at 84". The New York Times 100000002479364. ISSN 0362-4331. Wikidata Q123616432.


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