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People couldn’t stop talking about the barrier-breaking win - and the aircraft.įrom that point on, Beech Aircraft grew dramatically, with employment rising from a few hundred workers to almost 14,000 during World War II. Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes flashed across the Los Angeles finish line to win the Bendix trophy in a record 14 hours and 44 minutes.

In the early days of Beech Aircraft, she convinced her husband that winning the 1936 Bendix coast-to-coast speed dash would be even more impressive if the aircraft, a Beech Staggerwing C17R, was piloted by women.

Beech went on to become the first woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. Born in 1903, she opened her own bank account at age seven and acted as family accountant. Who took the Beech Aircraft Company from a $6.5 million market value in 1950 to a value of $800 million - the equivalent of $2.4 billion in today’s dollars? Olive Ann Beech, who co-founded the company and ran it alongside her husband Walter Beech.įrom an early age, Beech enjoyed breaking gender roles. The Aviation Entrepreneur Olive Ann Beech was the first woman to earn the National Aeronautic Association’s Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy. He also established a new Space Technology Mission Directorate to develop cutting-edge technologies for the missions of tomorrow. He was the second astronaut and first African American to hold that position.Īs head of NASA, Bolden led the safe transition from 30 years of space shuttle missions to a new era of exploration focused on the International Space Station and space and aeronautics technology development. In 2009, President Barack Obama named Charlie Bolden as NASA administrator. In total, he logged more than 680 hours in space. Bolden served as pilot on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1986, and as the Mission Commander for Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1992 and Space Shuttle Discovery in 1994. Technical assignments were also a significant focus of his astronautical career. Highlights from his space missions include the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope and the first joint U.S.-Russian shuttle mission, which featured a cosmonaut as a member of Bolden’s crew. Who served as the 12th Administrator of NASA after traveling to orbit four times aboard the space shuttle between 19? Major General Charles Frank Bolden, Jr., aka Charlie Bolden.īolden's 34-year career with the Marine Corps also encompassed 14 years as a member of NASA's Astronaut Office. In 2020, the National Aeronautic Association awarded the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy to Bolden.

The Space Explorer The first recorded voice on Mars is that of the 12th Administrator of NASA, astronaut Charlie Bolden. Read on for highlights about how their unique career paths contributed to the growth and development of the aerospace industry. (See our guide below for more about each trophy.)

These six individuals have one thing in common: they’re NAA Collier, Harmon, Mackay, or Wright Trophy award-winners, and each is inducted into the NAHF. The team featured Charlie Bolden, Olive Ann Beech, Russ Meyer, Hap Arnold, Joe Engle and Jimmy Doolittle. The goal? Tell the stories of those who paved the way for the advancements and technologies we see in hangars and on runways today. But the team knows that the progress witnessed in aerospace over the past 100 years didn’t come easily, and that everyone who flies today owes a debt of gratitude to the pioneers and innovators who came before them.īoom recently joined with the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) and National Aeronautic Association (NAA) for a Museum Monday Twitter chat to shine the spotlight on record-setting and barrier-breaking leaders in aviation. Smooth predictable arcs for a floaty surf feel.A passion for flight unites everyone at Boom Supersonic. Less prone to dings, and more connection to the water.Īdded top water speed with increased buoyancy for a rider that wants a traditional surf feel in the waterline. Comes with a performance award sticker pack with the various tricks that should be on any grom’s to do list. Made from a construction similar to our bestselling wakeboards, this board is stronger than most kid’s surfers and is also easier to submerge for deep water starts. Based off our best selling and longest running adult fish shape.

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