Charles F. Willard

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.

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

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