Bob Kress

Bob Kress

Bob Kress (1928 - 2007) was the engineering manager for the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. He joined Grumman in 1951.

He worked on the

*F9F Cougar
*XF10F Jaguar swing wing experimental fighter
*F11F-1 Tiger
*proposed STOL ASW flying boats
*OV-1 Mohawk Observation Aircraft
* design of STOL and VTOL aircraft
* F-111B TFX
* LM Systems Simulation for the lunar module
* LM Guidance Navigation and Control.
* From the F-14A's inception until 1971, he was the program's engineering manager, after which he was appointed F-14 deputy development program manager.

He can be seen describing the development of the now-retired F-14 into a maneuvering dogfighter on Modern Marvels: F14 DVD, and [http://www.flightjournal.com/articles/f14f18/f14f18_1.asp F-14D Tomcat vs. F/A18 E/F Super Hornet Two experts say the Super Hornet isn't so super By Bob Kress and Rear Adm. Paul Gillcrist, U.S. Navy (Ret.)] He is credited with the idea of a computer controlled wing sweep mechanism that could be used in combat maneuvering.


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