John k northrop biography
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John k northrop biography
Jack Northrop
Aircraft industrialist and designer, founder of Northrop Corporation
Jack Northrop | |
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Northrop with the XB-35, circa 1948 | |
| Born | John Knudsen Northrop (1895-11-10)November 10, 1895 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 1981(1981-02-18) (aged 85) |
| Occupation(s) | Aeronautics Engineer Industrial Designer Businessman |
| Spouse | Inez Harmer (1894-1981)[citation needed] |
John Knudsen Northrop (November 10, 1895 – February 18, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist and designer who founded the Northrop Corporation in 1939.
His career began in 1916 as a draftsman for Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company (founded 1912). He joined the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1923 and worked on the Douglas World Cruiser, where in time he became a project engineer.
In 1927 he joined the Lockheed Corporation, where he was a chief engineer on the Lockheed Vega transport. He left in 1929 to found Avion Corporation, which he sold i