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CHARLES F. TIFFANY
Pages 343-348

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From page 344...
... He also served in key positions such as vice president of advanced systems, responsible for advanced program development activities in Seattle, Wichita, and Huntsville; vice president of research and engineering; and deputy manager of the Structures Technology Department. After he retired from Boeing in 1988, he continued his work as a consultant on aerospace structures for the US Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 345
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... Subsequently adopted by NASA and the USAF, this work was critical to the Apollo program in which Chuck validated the structural integrity of all tanks and pressure vessels in the Saturn V launch vehicle before the first manned launch. Under his direction, Boeing completed more than a dozen fracture mechanics research contracts for the Air Force, Naval Research Laboratory, and NASA as well as other industrial firms.
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From page 346...
... He chaired and served on multiple committees on aerospace vehicle structures, materials, durability, and damage tolerance. He was a member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and NASA Advisory Council for Aeronautics, and served on the editorial advisory board for the Engineering Fracture Mechanics International Journal.
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... He was 84. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Delores, of Rancho Mirage, California; daughter Kae Wade and her husband Gary of Dayton; son Mark and wife Mary of Rancho Palos Verdes; son Todd and wife Kathleen of Seattle; grandchildren Mark and Carrie Wade of Dayton; four great-grandchildren; and many close friends.
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