Louis Howard Knotts

Background

Knotts, Louis Howard was born on March 9, 1951 in York, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard Duncan and Elsa Philamena (Spreitzer) Knotts.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, United States Naval Academy, 1973; Master of Science in Aero. Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981.

Career

Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1973; advanced through grades to lieutenant commander, United States Navy retired, United States Navy, 1979; research assistant, Christian Science Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979-1981; engineering test pilot, Calspan Corporation, Buffalo, since 1981; program manager, Calspan Corporation, Buffalo, since 1983; program manager, Calspan Corporation, Buffalo, since 1988. Instructor flight control and flight dynamic United States Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland., since 1983, United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, California, since 1983.

Achievements

• Louis Howard Knotts has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering test pilot by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With Air National Guard, since 1982, major, since 1989. Member Society Experimental Test Pilots, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (technical commission on flight simulation).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, skiing.

Connections

Married Mary E. Portfilio, October 19, 1991. Children from previous marriage: Douglas, Sarah.

Father:

Howard Duncan Knotts

Mother:

Elsa Philamena (Spreitzer) Knotts

Spouse:

Mary E. Portfilio