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[[Image:Charles Foster Willard (1910).jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Charles Foster Willard (1910).jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
[[File:Charles F. Willard sitting in a Curtiss Model D (23174833382).jpg|240px|right|caption=Aviation meet near Toronto, 1911, in Curtiss Model D|alt=Aviation meet near Toronto, 1911, in Curtiss Model D]] | [[File:Charles F. Willard sitting in a Curtiss Model D (23174833382).jpg|240px|right|caption=Aviation meet near Toronto, 1911, in Curtiss Model D|alt=Aviation meet near Toronto, 1911, in Curtiss Model D]] | ||
| − | '''Charles | + | '''Charles Foster Willard''' was an early pilot and company founder. He founded [[C. F. Willard and Co.]], cofounded [[McCurdy-Willard Aeroplane Company]], and may have been the chief engineer of [[Glenn L. Martin Company]].<ref>[[w:Charles Foster Willard|Charles Foster Willard]] on English Wikipedia</ref> |
{{Standard person reports 2|Charles F. Willard|Charles Willard}} | {{Standard person reports 2|Charles F. Willard|Charles Willard}} | ||
<small>There are many sources to incorporate over time: [https://books.google.com/books?id=shwtKbTbEuEC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=Charles+F+Willard&source=bl&ots=CP_yJ_rN2C&sig=dRcSzfebMs6dmt-fW-agZM8hgAU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9jLW3_uvfAhUNUt8KHZ-KDjY4FBDoATAFegQIBBAB#v=onepage&q=Charles%20F%20Willard&f=false book about the companies] ; [https://torontoguardian.com/2016/02/vintage-airplanes-from-toronto/charles-f-willard-sitting-in-plane-1910/ photo which could go to Wikimedia Commons]; [https://www.flickr.com/photos/torontohistory/22654758834 another Toronto photo] ; [https://www.flickr.com/photos/torontohistory/23174833382 another copy of photo] ; [https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Charles_Foster_Willard bio]; [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155450508/charles-f.-willard death and burial info] ; [https://www.newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aviator-charles-f-willard/ early flights] ; [http://www.earlyaviators.com/ewillard.htm] ; [http://www.earlyaviators.com/ewillar1.htm more more more with middle name Forster] ; [https://sova.si.edu/record/NASM.2018.0014?f=data_source%3ANational+Air+and+Space+Museum+Archives&s=0&n=10&t=C&q=*&i=7 Smithsonian] ; [https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/02/archives/charles-f-willard-is-dead-fourth-us-airplane-pilot-and-the-first-to.html NYT obituary] | <small>There are many sources to incorporate over time: [https://books.google.com/books?id=shwtKbTbEuEC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=Charles+F+Willard&source=bl&ots=CP_yJ_rN2C&sig=dRcSzfebMs6dmt-fW-agZM8hgAU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9jLW3_uvfAhUNUt8KHZ-KDjY4FBDoATAFegQIBBAB#v=onepage&q=Charles%20F%20Willard&f=false book about the companies] ; [https://torontoguardian.com/2016/02/vintage-airplanes-from-toronto/charles-f-willard-sitting-in-plane-1910/ photo which could go to Wikimedia Commons]; [https://www.flickr.com/photos/torontohistory/22654758834 another Toronto photo] ; [https://www.flickr.com/photos/torontohistory/23174833382 another copy of photo] ; [https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Charles_Foster_Willard bio]; [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155450508/charles-f.-willard death and burial info] ; [https://www.newenglandaviationhistory.com/tag/aviator-charles-f-willard/ early flights] ; [http://www.earlyaviators.com/ewillard.htm] ; [http://www.earlyaviators.com/ewillar1.htm more more more with middle name Forster] ; [https://sova.si.edu/record/NASM.2018.0014?f=data_source%3ANational+Air+and+Space+Museum+Archives&s=0&n=10&t=C&q=*&i=7 Smithsonian] ; [https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/02/archives/charles-f-willard-is-dead-fourth-us-airplane-pilot-and-the-first-to.html NYT obituary] | ||
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|Locations=NYC; Bronx; Long Island; Vermont; Los Angeles; Dominguez Field; | |Locations=NYC; Bronx; Long Island; Vermont; Los Angeles; Dominguez Field; | ||
|Occupations=engineer; pilot; race car driver; company founder | |Occupations=engineer; pilot; race car driver; company founder | ||
| − | |Affiliations=C. F. Willard and Co.; Laminated Wooden Fuselage Co.; L W F Engineering Company; Aeromarine Plane and Motor Corp.; Glenn Martin; Wright-Martin Aircraft Aircraft Co; Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co | + | |Affiliations=C. F. Willard and Co.; Laminated Wooden Fuselage Co.; L W F Engineering Company; Aeromarine Plane and Motor Corp.; Glenn L. Martin Company; Wright-Martin Aircraft Aircraft Co; Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co |
|Wikidata id=Q1064390 | |Wikidata id=Q1064390 | ||
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Charles Foster Willard was an early pilot and company founder. He founded C. F. Willard and Co., cofounded McCurdy-Willard Aeroplane Company, and may have been the chief engineer of Glenn L. Martin Company.[1]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Charles F. Willard or Charles Willard
- Patent US-1916-1394459 (English title: Fuselage construction, Filing date: 1916-10-18)
- Patent US-1916-1441319 (English title: Wing connection for aeroplanes, Filing date: 1916-10-18)
- Patent US-1918-1394460 (English title: Aeroplane construction, Filing date: 1918-01-12)
Publications by or about Charles F. Willard or Charles Willard
- Aeronautics, 1909, Willard flies 26 times one week (Simple title: Willard flies 26 times one week, Journal: Aeronautics)
- Publication B2p0318e23, 1910, Photograph of Charles Willard in a Curtiss machine (Simple title: Photograph of Charles Willard in a Curtiss machine, Journal: Aircraft)
- Willard, 1910, Flying and humidity (Simple title: Flying and humidity, Journal: Aeronautics)
- Willard, 1911, Charles F. Willard's Gnôme driven biplane with a paragon propeller (Simple title: Charles F. Willard's Gnôme driven biplane with a paragon propeller, Journal: Aircraft)
- Willard, 1916, Engineering data. Calculating weights of wing surfaces (Simple title: Engineering data. Calculating weights of wing surfaces, Journal: Journ. Aeron. Soc. America)
- Kalt, 2017, High in Desert Skies (Simple title: High in Desert Skies)
There are many sources to incorporate over time: book about the companies ; photo which could go to Wikimedia Commons; another Toronto photo ; another copy of photo ; bio; death and burial info ; early flights ; [1] ; more more more with middle name Forster ; Smithsonian ; NYT obituary
It looks like his middle name was Foster but several sources show it as Forster.
References
- ↑ Charles Foster Willard on English Wikipedia
| Names | Charles F. Willard; Charles Foster Willard; Charles Forster Willard |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1883 |
| Death date | January 31, 1977 |
| Countries | US |
| Locations | NYC; Bronx; Long Island; Vermont; Los Angeles; Dominguez Field; |
| Occupations | engineer, pilot, race car driver, company founder |
| Tech areas | |
| Affiliations | C. F. Willard and Co., Laminated Wooden Fuselage Co., L W F Engineering Company, Aeromarine Plane and Motor Corp., Glenn L. Martin Company, Wright-Martin Aircraft Aircraft Co, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co |
| Wikidata id | Q1064390 |
