Background
Head, Robert E. was born on July 10, 1922 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl I. and Matie H. (Armstrong) Head.
Head, Robert E. was born on July 10, 1922 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl I. and Matie H. (Armstrong) Head.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1942. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Purdue University, 1947.
Aerodynamicist, Kaiser Fleetwings Inc., Bristol, Pennsylvania, 1943-1944; aerodynamicist, McDonnell Aircraft Inc., St. Louis, 1947-1962; project engineer aircraft division, Hughes Tool Company, Culver City, California, 1962-1968; chief design integration, Gates Learjet Corporation, Torrance, California, 1968-1971; preliminary design manager, Bell Helicopter Company, Fort Worth, Texas, 1971-1973; manager advanced composites, advanced rotors, Hughes Helicopters, Inc., Culver City, California, 1973-1984; design chief engineer, Molecular Delivery Corporation research and engineering fellow, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Sys., Mesa, Arizona, 1984-1999; retired, 1999.
With United States Army, 1944-1946. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Helicopter Society (vice president, program director 1959-1969).
Married Elizabeth J. Frantz, July 5, 1952. 1 child, Martha A.