Tag Archives: NACA

John J. Ide: The NACA’s “Spy” in Pre-WWII Europe

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Most people have never heard of John Jay Ide (Jun. 20, 1892-Jan. 12, 1962), who was an international aviation pioneer and European representative for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Born at Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, he was the son … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the NACA Model for Technology Transfer

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

I published this week an op-ed in Space News entitled “The NACA Model for Technology Transfer.” In this piece I laid out the manner in which the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) approached the issue of deciding, developing, and … Continue reading →

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Stimulating Aerospace Capabilities in America

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

Historians five hundred years hence may well characterize successful human flight, and all that followed in both air and space, as the most significant single technology of the twentieth century. Has it fundamentally reshaped our world, at once awesome and … Continue reading →

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