Background
Swift, Thomas was born on November 17, 1930 in Oldham, England. Son of Thomas Alexander and Florence Collister Swift.
consultant aeronautical engineer
Swift, Thomas was born on November 17, 1930 in Oldham, England. Son of Thomas Alexander and Florence Collister Swift.
Mechanical and Materials Engineering, California State University, Long Beach, 1973.
Design draftsman A. V. Roe & Company Limited, Manchester, England, 1952—1957. Stress engineer Avro Aircraft, Malton, Canada, 1957—1959. Member technical staff Radio Corporation of America Missile Electronics & Controls, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1959—1960.
Stress engineer A.V. Roe & Company Limited, Manchester, 1960—1962. Project engineer-stress Curtiss Wright Corporation, Caldwell, New Jersey, 1962—1966. Head fatigue and fracture Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California, 1966—1980.
Chief science, fracture mechanics Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, 1980—1997. Professor Cranfield University, England, since 1997. Past member advisory committee for aeronautics National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Consultant Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, since 1988, Airbus, Hamburg, Germany, since 2001. Investigator, advisory NTSB.
Fellow: Institute Mechanical Engineers, member: Professional Engineers Ontario, Canada.
Married Irene Chorlton Swift, February 23, 1952. 1 child Karen South Carolina.W.