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Robert A. Fuhrman 1925-2009
Pages 98-103

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From page 99...
... Bob never forgot what the Navy and Michigan did to enable his career. in his words, "I graduated in a sailor suit, was commissioned, and sent off to aviation officers school, where I learned how to analyze a jet engine, take it apart, and put it back together." He was then assigned to the Naval air Test center, Patuxent River, Maryland, as a flight test project engineer, an exciting assignment for a 21-year-old junior Navy officer.
From page 100...
... captain smith made their mutual objective clear: Make decisions, based on system design trade studies, to deliver Polaris missiles ready for installation in the first fleet ballistic missile launching submarine, the USS George Washington, by June 1960. The Navy–lockheed Polaris program team achieved this.
From page 101...
... He was also responsible for two major Navy aircraft programs: development of the s-3a Viking carrier antisubmarine warfare aircraft and production of the P-3c orion maritime patrol aircraft. as an inspiring leader of a company under great pressure, he reached out continuously to recognize talent and grow the fundamental strength of the company.
From page 102...
... in the 1990s he served for six years on the defense science Board Task force on acquisition reform, where he spoke with authority and carried much weight with his peers. for the National research council, Bob organized the air force studies Board and was its chairman for several years.
From page 103...
... Bob fuhrman was one of the foremost aerospace systems engineers and managers of the 20th century, with major contributions to the development of missile systems, space systems, electronic systems, military aircraft, and commercial aircraft. He pioneered systems engineering as a fundamental and pragmatic technical and management discipline, essential to achieving the technical, schedule, and cost objectives of aerospace programs of high national priority.


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