| 单词 | whitcomb, richard |
| 释义 | Whitcomb, RichardWhitcomb, Richard (Travis)(1921– ) aeronautical engineer; born in Evanston, Ill. While associated with the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory (1943–58) he vastly improved American supersonic aircraft with development of his "wasp-waist" plane that allowed for a minimum of drag in the transonic speed range. Heading the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Transonic Aerodynamics Board (1958–80), he became a research associate at Langley (1980). |
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