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John Francis McCarthy, Jr.
John Francis McCarthy, Jr.
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From 1951 to 1955 John served as project manager in the Aeroelastic and Structures Research Laboratory at MIT where he made major contributions to knowledge in supersonic flutter through his development of techniques for testing in the blowdown tunnel. This work included the design and operation of one of the first variable Mach number supersonic test sections on which he performed some of the earliest successful supersonic flutter tests.
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Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and chairman of the Aeronautical Systems Division Advisory Group, he played an important role in many Air Force programs. For example, John headed part of the review of the Ck5 transport aircraft when previous reviews had identified the wing structure of the C-5 as marginal and questions had arisen in regard to not only safety but also instrumentation, inspection, and anticipated flight hours.
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of Space Vehicles; Scientific Advisory Group of The joint Chiefs of Staff; Scientific Advisory Board of the U.S. Air Force; Research and Development Planning Council of the American Management Associations; executive committee of the American Society for Engineering Education-Aerospace Division; The Society of the Sigma Xi; and Sigma Gamma Tan, national honorary aeronautical society.
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238 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES commercial design work that increased the life of critical structures and critical materials by factors of 1.05 to 2.0 or perhaps 3.0 depending on the part and adequacy of its original requirements. However, though his technical contributions were substantial, his major contributions may have been in his ability to lead and inspire other engineers by virtue of his clear insight and technical depth in analyzing engineering problems and his excellent judgment in planning and executing complex engineering tasks.
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