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Allison, John McComb was born on November 27, 1901 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John McComb and Mary Ann (Miller) Allison.
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John McComb Allison, American aeronautical engineer. Achievements include patent for a wrap around rocket to supply boost for another rocket engine or ram jet sustainer, thus shortening missile; a hybrid turbo rocket engine that can house solid booster propellant in its normal combustion chamger: patent disclosure for a retractable hydrofoil at the normal step position of a flying boat to improve take-official
M C.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, U. Ka., 1928.
Career
Design staff, Stinson Tri-Motor Airliner, 1928-1929;
aeronautical engineer Akron, Macon rigid airships & nonrigids, United States Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1929-1933;
research engineer, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (name change to National Aeronautics and Space Administration), Langley Field, Virginia, 1933-1938;
flight test engineer, United States Navy Test Station, Anacostia, 1938-1939;
evaluator flight test performance of new Navy aircraft, Anacostia, Washington, 1938-1939;
Bureau Aeronautics representative various aircraft manufacturing plants, United States Naval Reserve, 1939-1946;
head new Navy aircraft and guided missiles test department, United States Naval Air Missile Test Center, Pt. Mugu, California, 1946-1950;
engineer missile development, Bureau Ordnance, Washington, 1950-1957;
head specifications, Goodyear Aircraft Corporation, Akron, 1957-1959;
proposal engineer, guided missiles, Rockwell International, Columbus, Ohio., 1959-1969;
retired, Rockwell International, Columbus, Ohio., 1969. Consultant light airplane construction Allison Airplane Company, North Miami, Florida, 1977-1985.
Founder Langley Federal Credit Union, 1936.
Achievements
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Achievements include patent for a wrap around rocket to supply boost for another rocket engine or ram jet sustainer, thus shortening missile. A hybrid turbo rocket engine that can house solid booster propellant in its normal combustion chamger: patent disclosure for a retractable hydrofoil at the normal step position of a flying boat to improve take-official M C.
Membership
Delaware National Republican Planning Committee, Washington, 1992. Captain United States Navy, 1939-1946. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate), Ox-5 Club.
Connections
Married Dorothy Louise Olson, November 15, 1931. Children: John, Mary Ann, David.
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Religion
Immanuel Lutheran