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MALCOLM J. ABZUG
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... Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 8 3/23/10 3:42:03 PM
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... Malcolm returned to Douglas in 1952 to become chief engineer of the Advanced Flight Mechanics Department at the Missiles and Space Division, a position that he held until 1966. 9 Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 9 3/23/10 3:42:03 PM
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... As a consultant, he worked with numerous aerospace and research organizations, including Northrop Aircraft, Ford Aerospace, Brunswick, Sparta, Science Applications International Corporation, Pacific Sierra, DARPA, and the Canadair Corporation. Malcolm kept advancing the state of the art, inventing new methods of analyzing aeroelastic and fuel-sloshing effects, the coupling of multi-axis motions, flight through wind shear, precise measurements of air data, and the control of spacecraft attitude.
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... He also served on numerous government and industry committees, including the NACA Subcommittees on Stability and Control and Automatic Stabilization and Control, the DARPA Forward Swept Wing (X-29) Committee, the Naval Advisory Panel on Remotely Piloted Vehicles, and the Northrop Blue Ribbon Committee for the YF-17A.
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... Malcolm's community interests led him to serve on the boards of the Palisades Human Relations Council, Pacific Palisades Residents Association, No Oil, Inc., Graffiti Busters, the Village Green Committee, and the Temescal Canyon Association. He helped build and maintain hiking trails in the Santa Monica Mountains with a local Sierra Club crew, and he taught middle schoolers how to plant vegetable gardens.
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... Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 13 3/23/10 3:42:03 PM
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