John Willard Thorp (June 20, 1912 – April 18, 1992) was an American aeronautical engineer who made significant contributions to aircraft design throughout his life.[1]
American aeronautical engineer
For other people named John Thorpe, see John Thorpe (disambiguation).
John Willard Thorp
Born
20 June 1912
Died
18 April 1992(1992-04-18) (aged79)
Knownfor
Aerospace Engineer
Born in French Camp, California, John Thorp grew up from age four in the historic Locke family home in Lockeford, California. He was educated in the Lockeford and Lodi public schools, and the Boeing School of Aeronautics in Oakland, California. Thorp worked on the Boeing 247 final assembly line and then returned to teach at the Boeing School. Starting flying in 1929, he received his private license in 1930 and by 1935 had flown 30 different types of aircraft in over 200 flying hours. By 1946 he had over 600 flight hours in 62 different aircraft types. Thorp started designing personal aircraft at the Boeing School. As Lockheed Assistant Preliminary Design Engineer, he was responsible for the preliminary design of the P2V "Neptune", Naval patrol bomber. In 1946 the famous P2V "Truculent Turtle" set the unrefueled distance record of 11,236 statute miles (18,083km). This record stood for more than ten years, until finally broken in 1962 by a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress from Minot AFB, ND.[2]
Aircraft designs
The following light aircraft were designed by John Thorp during his career:
1930s
T-1 - 1931 Design study of a two place light plane
T-2 - 1932 Design study
T-3B - 1933 Two/Four place, all metal, retractable, built by Rudy Paulic
T-4 - 1934 Design study
T-5 - 1935 Tandem two-place trainer, built by Boeing School
T-6 - 1936 Modified T-5 with tricycle landing gear, built by Boeing School
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