Clinton H. Havill

Clinton H. Havill

Clinton Hunter Havill (1892–1953) was an early aeronautical engineer who worked in the areas of aerodynamic drag[1] and airships[2]. A graduate of Annapolis (1916), he held a commission as a Lt. Commander in the United States Navy. He was the inaugural recipient of the Wright Brothers Medal in 1928 for work on the performance of aircraft propellers.

References

  1. ^ C. H. Havill (1926) The Drag of Airships: Drag of Bare Hulls II, NACA TN-248.
  2. ^ C. H. Havill (1928) Helium Tables, NACA TN-276.



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