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MARTIN C. HEMSWORTH
Pages 140-143

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... Among his major accomplishments was his team leadership role, during the late 1960s, in the design, development, and qualification of the TF39 turbofan engine for the U.S. Air Force C5 Galaxy transport aircraft.
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... His early assignments involved aircraft engine supercharger and jet engine test facility design efforts at the General Electric plant in Lynn, Massachusetts. In 1948 he was a part of an eight-person team sent to Cincinnati, Ohio, to set up a plant to manufacture J47 engines for the U.S.
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... The university named an engineering lecture hall in their honor. In 2000 the university awarded Martin its Outstanding Alumnus Award for demonstrating ethics, community responsibility, and overall professional excellence.
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