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Image # : NACA-1921
Date : 01/01/1921

Title

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Meeting

Full Description

The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in session at Washington to discuss plans to place America foremost in the development of avaition. A report was heard from Dr. Ames, chairman of the executive committee, on research work to develop the new heavy oil fuel injection aircraft engine which does away with carburetor and spark plugs, and will lesson the fire hazard. Dr. S.W. Stratton, secretary of the committee and director of the Bureau of Standards, is shown seated at the extreme left. Around the table, left to right, are: Prof. Charles F. Marvin, chief of the weather bureau; Dr. John F. Hayford (Northwestern Univ.); Orville Wright; Major Thurman H. Bane (chief Engineer Div. Army); Paul Henderson, (Second Ass. Postmaster Gen.); Rear Adm. W.A. Moffet, Chief Bureau Aeronautics, Navy; Dr. Michael I. Pupin, (Columbia Univ.); Rear Adm. D.W. Taylor, U.S.N. (Chief Bureau Construction and repair); Dr. Charles D. Walcott, chairman, (Chief Air Service) and Dr. Joesph S. Ames, chairman executive committee (John Hopkins Univ.)

Keywords

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA

Subject Category

VIPs-People at NASA-NACA, NASA Management,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: HQ
  • Center Number: NACA-1921
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001705

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  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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