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IRVING L. ASHKENAS
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... During his 14 years with Northrop Aircraft, he worked on the aerodynamics and control system design of such pioneering aircraft as the Northrop flying wings and the P-61 and F-89 fighters. In 1957, Ashkenas cofounded Systems Technology, Inc., an internationally acclaimed company specializing in systems analysis of air, sea, and ground vehicles and human operator dynamics.
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... and a recipient of the institute's Mechanics and Control of Flight Award for 1970. He was cited in 1984 for his AIAA paper titled "25 Years of Handling Qualities Research." He directed and assembled a 1988 international lecture series sponsored by the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, the aeronautical research and development arm of the North American Treaty Organization.
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... Services were held on April 13, 2011, at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, California.


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