Frank Walker Caldwell (1889-1974) - Find a Grave Memorial

Frank Walker Caldwell

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20 Dec 1889

Lookout Mountain, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Death

22 Dec 1974 (aged 85)

Connecticut, USA

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Fairview Cemetery

West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map

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Section 11

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Frank Walker Caldwell (1889–1974) was a leading American propeller engineer and designer. As the United States government's chief propeller engineer (1917-1928), he pioneered propeller engineering and propeller testing facilities and techniques. Working at Hamilton Standard Propeller Corporation, they won the 1933 Collier Trophy for his work on the controllable-pitch propeller.[1] After 25 years of service, he retired in 1955 as director of the United Aircraft Corporation Research Division.
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