Education
He was educated in Canada at Edward VII School, Strathcona Academy, Montreal Technical School, McGill University and the University of Western Ontario, (London, Ontario).
He was educated in Canada at Edward VII School, Strathcona Academy, Montreal Technical School, McGill University and the University of Western Ontario, (London, Ontario).
Lennon was involved in aviation since the age of 15, when he went for a short ride in a Curtiss Robin. He soon joined the Montreal Flying Club and began flying Doctorate.H. Gypsy Moths and early two-place Aeronca cabin monoplanes. Lennon entered the Canadian aircraft manufacturing industry and later moved to general manufacturing as an industrial engineer
Throughout his career, he continued to study aeronautics, particularly aircraft design, aviation texts, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and National Aeronautics and Space Administration reports and aviation periodicals.
He tested many aeronautics theories by designing, building and flying nearly 25 experimental R/C models-miniatures of potential light aircraft. One model, the Seagull III was a flying boat with wide aerobatic capabilities.
Lennon was a licensed pilot in the United States and Canada. Lennon was a contributing editor to Model Airplane News, Model Aviation, Model Builder, Remote Control Modeler, Fly Remote Control and Remote Control Models and Electronics.
He wrote several books: "Basics of R/C Model Aircraft Design", "R/C Model Airplane Design" and "Canard: A Revolution in Flight." His last book was published in 1996, has been reprinted twice since.
Andy"s authority in aerodynamics and related studies are well acknowledged by leaders in the aviation industry. His book "Canard: A Revolution in Flight" had the foreword written by Burt Rutan, a fitting authority in Canard design. Foreign his last book "Basics of R/C Model Aircraft Design", Bob Kress, who designed the F-14, among other designs, wrote the introduction.
Lennon, since 1957, has designed and published a wide range of model aircraft in various publications.
These designs each represented features specific to that particular plane. The current list of his published designs is as follows, in order of publication:
Model Airplane News
October
1957: Flamingo Flying Boat
September 1980: Elseven - Sport (pronounced EL-Seven)
January
1981: Canada Goose Canard
March/April 1983: Crane STOL
July 1984: Gull Sport
October
1992: Sea Hawk - Float & Land Plane
September 1993: Swift - Sport
November 1994: Dove - Glo Powered Glider
January
1996: Wild Goose - 3 Surface Model
August
1996: Crow STOL
May 2000: Robin STOLModel Aviation, United States of America
January 1987: Sparrow Hawk - Sport
October
1987: Sea Loon - Twin Boom Flying BoatModel Builder, United States of America
October 1989: Swan - Canard
June 1991: Osprey - Float & Land PlaneR.C. Modeler, United States of America
January
1989: Snowy Owl Sport
October
1992: Seagull III - Flying BoatRadio Control Models & Electronics, United Kingdom
February 1998: Wasp - Tandem Wing Biplane
Although all designs are dear to Andy, he has noted that "Robin and the Seagull III, are both my favourites."
Lennon"s last design was the Robin. (officially)
Unsurprisingly, the majority of Mr.
Lennon’s unpublished designs are preserved in the hands of Ken Charron, principal designer who Andy collaborated with in the development and release of the “Robin” kit — the only known design of Andy Lennon’s to be produced in form.