Charles J. Fletcher is an American inventor and businessman, the original inventor of the Hovercraft and holder of over seventy patents. He is the president of Technology General Corporation, a small ($2 million annual revenue) manufacturer of drawn metal products, spray coating systems, power mixers, and commercial ice crushing equipment. Fletcher penned his autobiography, Quest for Survival, in 2002. Fletcher earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in aeronautical engineering from New York University in 1950. A contributor to the X-15 rocket, Fletcher also worked on the test version of the Lunar Landing Module, and holds seventeen aeronautical patents on vertical lift and rocket engines. Fletcher was inducted into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame in 1992 and the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame in 1993. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Franklin is a borough located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ... BHC SR-N4 The worlds largest car and passenger carrying hovercraft A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV), is a vehicle or craft that can be supported by a cushion of air ejected downwards against a surface close below it, and can in principle travel over any relatively smooth... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which is new, inventive, and... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Aerospace engineering is the branch of engineering concerning aircraft, spacecraft and related topics. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Description Role: Research Aircraft Crew: one, pilot Dimensions Length: 50. ...

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• Fletcher, Charles J. Quest for Survival. (Aurora, Colorado: Glenridge Publishing, Ltd., 2002). ISBN 0-944435-50-5