Award
Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey
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Charles Joseph Fletcher
1922-12-21 – 2011-04-20
Life & Legacy
Charles Joseph Fletcher (December 21, 1922 – April 20, 2011) was an American inventor and the owner and chief executive of an aeronautical equipment manufacturing and engineering company, Technology General Corporation, in Franklin, New Jersey. While a naval aviator he came up with the idea of the "Glidemobile", a vehicle using air for support. This was not made public until used in defence in a patent claim from British manufacturers of hovercraft, Fletcher holds over seventy patents.
Occupation & Career
military flight engineer, autobiographer, inventor
Education
New York University; New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey; hovercraft
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey
Notable Work
hovercraft
Education & Institutions
New York University · New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Verified Legacy Record
Notable Work
hovercraft
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q5079607 · wikidata
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