James Smith McDonnell (April 9, 1899 - August 22, 1980) was an aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, later McDonnell Douglas. McDonnell was a graduate of Princeton University and MIT. After graduating from MIT, he worked for the Huff Daland Airplane Company and Glenn L. Martin Company. He resigned from Martin in 1938 and founded McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in 1939. Headquartered in St. Louis, the company quickly grew into the principal supplier of fighter aircraft to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1980: Events January January 8 - a Mooney 231 lands in San Francisco, after flying coast to coast non-stop, setting a record by completing the flight in 8 hours and 4 minutes. ... ... The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer, based near St. ... DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... For other Princetons, see Princeton. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a leading research and educational institution located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT is a world leader in science and technology, as well as in many other fields, including management, economics, linguistics, political science, and philosophy. ... Keystone Aircraft Corporation was an early pioneer in airplane manufacturing. ... The Glenn L. Martin Company was an aircraft company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin on August 16, 1912. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1938: Events Imperial Airways inaugurates scheduled service from London to Montreal. ... The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer, based near St. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1939: Events January January 12 - the RAF Auxiliary Air Force Reserve is formed February February 9 - Alex Henshaw sets a new speed record for the round trip between England and Cape Town in 4 days 10 minutes in a Percival Mew... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...
McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft.
McDonnell was also developing jets, but being smaller they were prepared to be more radical, building on their successful FH-1 Phantom to become a major supplier to the Navy with the Banshee, Demon, and the Voodoo.
McDonnell made a number of missiles, including the unusual ADM-20 Quail, as well as experimenting with hypersonic flight, research that enabled them to gain a substantial share of the NASA projects Mercury and Gemini.
The 10 recipients showed a remarkable ability to discuss the relevance of their research to issues facing society as it enters the next century, said John McDonnell, son of the aeronautics innovator and founder of the JamesS. McDonnell Foundation, a major private philanthropy based in St. Louis.
"JamesS. McDonnell believed that science and technology gave mankind the power to shape the future and the obligation to shape that future to benefit what is noble in mankind," he said.
The JamesS. McDonnell Foundation was established in 1950 by the late aerospace pioneer and founder of the McDonnell Douglas Corporation.
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