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Aircraft industrialist and designer, founder of Northrop Corporation
John Knudsen Northrop (November 10, 1895 – February 18, 1981) was an American aircraft industrialist and designer who founded the Northrop Corporation
Jack_Northrop
American flying-wing bomber prototype
The Northrop YB-49 was an American prototype jet-powered heavy bomber developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the
Northrop_YB-49
American flying-wing bomber prototype
of Jack Northrop, who made the flying wing the focus of his work during the 1930s. In 1941, before the United States entered World War II, Northrop and
Northrop_YB-35
Municipal airport near Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, CA, USA
Hawthorne Municipal Airport (IATA: HHR, ICAO: KHHR) (also known as Jack Northrop Field) is a public use airport in Hawthorne, California, United States
Hawthorne Municipal Airport (California)
Hawthorne_Municipal_Airport_(California)
US Air Force night fighter in service 1944-1954
’”[citation needed] Pavlecka met with Jack Northrop the next day, and gave him the USAAC specifications. Northrop compared his notes with those of Pavlecka
Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow
American experimental flying wing
in the development of the flying wing concept by Northrop Aircraft during the 1940s. Jack Northrop became involved with all-wing aircraft designs in
Northrop_N-1M
American aerospace and defense company
Founded in California in 1939 by Jack Northrop, the Northrop Corporation was reincorporated in Delaware in 1985. Northrop made a series of lightweight fighter
Northrop_Grumman
American aerospace company (1939–1994)
flying wing design, most successfully the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. Jack Northrop founded three companies using his name. The first was the Avion Corporation
Northrop_Corporation
American flying wing prototype
Model) was the third in a lineage of all-wing Northrop aircraft designs that began in 1929 when Jack Northrop succeeded in early experiments with his single
Northrop_N-9M
American flying wing bomber project
The Northrop N-1 (Northrop Model 1) was a projected flying wing medium bomber designed by Jack Northrop. The N-1 was a development of an earlier flying
Northrop_N-1
American jet-powered all-weather interceptor aircraft
The Northrop F-89 Scorpion is an all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation
Northrop_F-89_Scorpion
Genus of azhdarchid pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous
serpent god of the sky, Quetzalcōātl, while the specific name honors Jack Northrop, designer of a tailless fixed-wing aircraft. The remains of a second
Quetzalcoatlus
Prototype flying wing fighter aircraft
magnesium monocoque structure instead of riveted aluminum. In 1942, Jack Northrop conceived the XP-79 as a high-speed rocket-powered flying-wing fighter
Northrop_XP-79
Surface-to-surface cruise missile
step in weapons technology during the Cold War. The Snark was named by Jack Northrop and took its name from the author Lewis Carroll's character the "snark"
SM-62_Snark
Surname list
Northrop (1842–1916), American Roman Catholic bishop Jack Northrop (1895–1981), American aircraft industrialist and designer, founded the Northrop Corporation
Northrop_(surname)
Technology university in Inglewood, California (1946–1991)
World War II. It was overseen by Jack Northrop and James L. McKinley. After the war, John Northrop formed the Northrop Aeronautical Institute because he
Northrop_University
American aviator (b. 1952)
shared with Dick and Burt Rutan 1985 Society of Experimental Test Pilots Jack Northrop Award, shared with Dick Rutan 1987 Society of Experimental Test Pilots
Jeana_Yeager
L-1011 modified to carry rockets
TriStar built in 1974 and modified in 1994 by Orbital Sciences (now part of Northrop Grumman) to serve as the mother ship for the Pegasus, an air-launched orbital
Stargazer_(aircraft)
Aircraft which use stealth technology to avoid detection
which was based on the development of the flying wing aircraft by Jack Northrop in 1940, this design allowed for a stable aircraft with sufficient yaw
Stealth_aircraft
American aerospace company (1921–1967)
the Douglas World Cruiser (DWC), also was the first major project for Jack Northrop who designed the fuel system for the series. After the prototype was
Douglas_Aircraft_Company
Family of touring aircraft
a single-engined, propeller-driven monoplane designed and built by Jack Northrop and Gerard Vultee while they were engineers at Lockheed in 1929, at
Lockheed_Model_8_Sirius
Tailless fixed-wing aircraft that has no definite fuselage
variants. In the United States, from the 1930s Jack Northrop independently worked on his own designs. The Northrop N-1M, a scale prototype for a long-range
Flying_wing
American attack aircraft
The Northrop A-17, also known as the Northrop Model 8, a development of the Northrop Gamma 2F model, is a two-seat, single-engine, monoplane, attack bomber
Northrop_A-17
1933 transport monoplane family by Northrop
by the Northrop Corporation, followed by 19 aircraft built under license by Canadian Vickers Limited. When Jack Northrop set up the Northrop Corporation
Northrop_Delta
Aviation pioneer (1938–2024)
record[verification needed] 1985 – Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) Jack Northrop Award (with Voyager co-pilot Jeana Yeager) 1986 – Presidential Citizens
Dick_Rutan
American aviation engineer and industrialist (1889–1969)
garage, which attracted the attention of 20-year-old John K. "Jack" Northrop. Northrop was skilled in drafting and mathematics, and the Lougheads employed
Allan_Lockheed
Multi-role aircraft family by Northrop
The Northrop Gamma is a single-engine all-metal monoplane cargo aircraft used in the 1930s. Towards the end of its service life, it was developed into
Northrop_Gamma
Topics referred to by the same term
Northrop may refer to: John Howard Northrop (1891–1987), biochemist John Isaiah Northrop (1861–1891), zoologist Jack Northrop (John Knudsen Northrop,
John_Northrop
Tunnel for testing Loop-based transportation
2018. It was accompanied by a mile-long aboveground tube on nearby Jack Northrop Ave designed for testing hyperloop and loop-based transportation, which
Hawthorne_test_tunnel
Airborne fire control Scalable Agile Beam Radar
radar for the Lockheed Martin F-16V Viper and other aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman. In a 2013 competition, Lockheed Martin selected SABR as the AESA
AN/APG-83
City in California, United States
other aircraft companies. Jack Northrop developed his famous flying wings, which ultimately led to the B-2 stealth bomber. Northrop also produced the P-61
Hawthorne,_California
American military floatplane by Northrop
The Northrop N-3PB Nomad was a single-engined American floatplane of the 1940s. Northrop developed the N-3PB as an export model based on the earlier Northrop
Northrop_N-3PB_Nomad
Experimental fighter intercepter aircraft by Northrop
The Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet is a unique prototype fighter interceptor built by the Northrop Corporation. It was one of the most radical of the experimental
Northrop_XP-56_Black_Bullet
Sir Hubert Wilkins on a flight of December 20, 1928, and named for Jack Northrop, designer of the Lockheed airplane used on the expedition. The cape
Cape_Northrop
International non-governmental organization
Award—Outstanding technical paper presented at the annual SETP symposium Jack Northrop Award—Outstanding technical paper presented at the annual SETP San Diego
Society of Experimental Test Pilots
Society_of_Experimental_Test_Pilots
American heavy strategic bomber
The Northrop B-2 Spirit is an American nuclear-capable subsonic stealth strategic bomber, often referred to as a "stealth bomber", solely operated by the
Northrop_B-2_Spirit
1916–1920 aircraft manufacturer in the United States
to Santa Barbara, California, the same year Santa Barbara resident Jack Northrop (aged 20) took his first job in aviation working as a draftsman for
Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company
Loughead_Aircraft_Manufacturing_Company
American infrastructure and tunneling company
2018. It was accompanied by a mile-long aboveground tube on nearby Jack Northrop Ave designed for testing hyperloop and loop-based transportation, which
The_Boring_Company
Military aircraft multimode radar family
a pulse Doppler Ku band multi-mode radar developed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman. The first radar of the radar family AN/APG-76 belongs to is AN/APQ-92
AN/APG-76_radar_family
Powered aircraft with wings
configuration was studied extensively in the 1930s and 1940s, notably by Jack Northrop and Cheston L. Eshelman in the United States, and Alexander Lippisch
Airplane
Del Norte County Airport (Jack McNamara Field) CS 8,027 Hawthorne HHR HHR KHHR Hawthorne Municipal Airport (Jack Northrop Field) CS 6,417 Imperial /
List of airports in California
List_of_airports_in_California
American light bomber and attack aircraft of World War II
fighter variants. In March 1936, a design team headed by Donald Douglas, Jack Northrop, and Ed Heinemann produced a proposal for a bomber-reconnaissance aircraft
Douglas_A-20_Havoc
Airborne Electronic Warfare system
high-band (NGJ-HB) coverage. The Navy selected four companies, BAE, ITT, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon in 2009 to submit designs for the Next Generation
Next_Generation_Jammer
American aviation pioneer
Southern Cross Pacific flight. Jack Northrop, Jerry Vultee, and Cliff Garrett, each eventually founding, respectively, Northrop Aviation, Vultee Aircraft,
Moye_W._Stephens
1924 aviation feat by American officers
California to work out the details with Douglas. Douglas, assisted by Jack Northrop, began to modify a DT-2 to suit the circumnavigation requirements. The
First_aerial_circumnavigation
Most populous county in the United States
major executive jet traffic. Hawthorne Municipal Airport, also known as Jack Northrop Field, in Hawthorne. Zamperini Field in Torrance. The U.S. Air Force
Los Angeles County, California
Los_Angeles_County,_California
Aircraft whose only horizontal aerodynamic surface is its main wing
first jet-powered flying wing, the Horten Ho 229 Northrop In parallel with Lippisch, in the US, Jack Northrop was developing his own ideas on tailless designs
Tailless_aircraft
Military aircraft multimode radar
Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) system designed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman for use on the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft
AN/APG-80
Heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings generating aerodynamic lift
configuration was studied extensively in the 1930s and 1940s, notably by Jack Northrop and Cheston L. Eshelman in the United States, and Alexander Lippisch
Fixed-wing_aircraft
American architect (1925–2022)
Gesner, and Zen Gesner. Gesner was a nephew of the aircraft designer Jack Northrop. Gesner died from cancer at his home, the Sandcastle, in Malibu on June
Harry_Gesner
US F-22 Raptor multimode radar
Instruments, and production continued with their respective successors Northrop Grumman and Raytheon after acquisition. It is a solid-state, Active Electronically
AN/APG-77
Dentressangle – Norbert Dentressangle Nordstrom – John W. Nordstrom Northrop – Jack Northrop Offenhauser – Fred Offenhauser Office Kitano – Takeshi Kitano Öhlins
List of companies named after people
List_of_companies_named_after_people
American aeronautical engineer and educator
friendship with Jack Northrop, Sears became involved in consulting on aerodynamic problems at Northrop Aircraft In 1941, Sears accepted Jack Northrop's offer to
William_R._Sears
Topics referred to by the same term
Municipal Airport may refer to: Hawthorne Municipal Airport (California) or Jack Northrop Field in Hawthorne, California, United States (FAA: HHR) Hawthorne Industrial
Hawthorne_Municipal_Airport
Aviation museum in Torrance, California
surviving Jack Northrop flying wings (Northrop N-1M at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center annex of the National Air and Space Museum and the Northrop JB-1 Bat
Western_Museum_of_Flight
Topics referred to by the same term
Airport (disambiguation) Hawthorne Municipal Airport (California) or Jack Northrop Field in Hawthorne, California, United States (FAA: HHR) Hawthorne Industrial
Hawthorne_Airport
American aerospace engineer (1898–1982)
development. In a controversial move, Berlin was released when he and founder Jack Northrop were in disagreement over the wing design of a new fighter. Berlin was
Don_R._Berlin
Aircraft developed to fly around the world
Liberty L-12 engine, also was the first major project at Douglas for Jack Northrop. Northrop designed the fuel system for the series. The conversion involved
Douglas_World_Cruiser
C. Noorduyn (1893–1959) – Noorduyn Norseman designer Jack Northrop (1895–1981) – founded Northrop Corporation in 1939 and later the Flying Wing Genrikh
List_of_aerospace_engineers
garage, which soon attracted the attention of 20-year-old John K. "Jack" Northrop. Northrop was skilled in drafting and mathematics, and the Lougheads quickly
Loughead_F-1
Flight motion simulator at Disney parks
J. Montgomery, Amelia Earhart, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, Jack Northrop, the Wright brothers, Howard Hughes, Jacqueline Cochran, Kelly Johnson
Soarin'
Airport Hua Hin, Thailand UTC+07:00 HHR KHHR Hawthorne Municipal Airport (Jack Northrop Field) Hawthorne, California, United States UTC−08:00 Mar-Nov HHZ NTGH
List of airports by IATA code: H
List_of_airports_by_IATA_code:_H
States Navy Delivery airport for Northrop Aircraft (P-61) Also used by Technical Training Command Now: Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport
California World War II Army airfields
California_World_War_II_Army_airfields
Day of the year
Devine, American actor (born 1905) 1981 – Jack Northrop, American engineer and businessman, founded the Northrop Corporation (born 1895) 1982 – Ngaio Marsh
February_18
Inventor and aircraft designer (1901–1980)
interest Douglas in researching them. Pavlecka was able to interest Jack Northrop in his Turbodyne design though, and was hired as head of research by
Vladimir_Pavlecka
American painter (1856–1925)
had seven children. Their eldest daughter Inez married Jack Northrop, founder of the Northrop Corporation. Their eldest son Alexander Bertrand ("Bert")
Alexander_F._Harmer
American astronaut, engineer and US Army officer (born 1957)
Service Medal (2008, 2010) NASA Space Flight Medal (2001, 2007, 2009) The Jack Northrop Award for most outstanding presentation at the 26th Annual Society of
Patrick_G._Forrester
United States Army Air Forces general (1892–1954)
Hughes publicist. Echols joined Northrop in 1949 as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. In 1952, Jack Northrop, broken by the cancellation
Oliver_P._Echols
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Avion or Avión may refer to: Avion Corporation, the first of Jack Northrop's aviation firms Avion Express, a Lithuanian airline Avion Group, an
Avion
1963 experimental aircraft
The Northrop X-21A was an experimental aircraft designed to test wings with laminar flow control. It was based on the Douglas WB-66D airframe, with the
Northrop_X-21
United States historic place
Aircraft Company. The building burned to the ground in the late 1990s. Jack Northrop started his Avion Aviation company on the field in 1927, where he built
Grand Central Airport (California)
Grand_Central_Airport_(California)
U.S. surface-to-surface cruise missile
University. Pape, Garry R.; Campbell, John M. (1995). Northrop Flying Wings: A History of Jack Northrop's Visionary Aircraft. Altglen, Pennsylvania: schiffer
Northrop_JB-1_Bat
Month of 1981
Northern Irish footballer, in Castlederg Died: Jack Northrop, 85, founder of Lockheed Corporation and Northrop Corporation Entertainer Frank Sinatra was cleared
February_1981
American aerodynamicist
by Dr Robert F Brodsky of Sandia Labs in his memoir were Jack Northrop (founder of Northrop Aircraft), George Schairer (Chief of aerodynamics at Boeing)
Paul_R._Hill
American astronaut (born 1956)
Society of Experimental Test Pilots Ray E. Tenhoff Award in 1990, the Jack Northrop Award in 1996, and the Colorado State University Distinguished Service
Kent_Rominger
Day of the year
Hungarian physician and academic (died 1979) 1895 – Jack Northrop, American businessman, founded the Northrop Corporation (died 1981) 1896 – Jimmy Dykes, American
November_10
American aviator
Ryan And Bowlus completed their own plans and construction, while Jack Northrop, employed by Donald Douglas, worked weekends redesigning key aspects
T._Claude_Ryan
American engineering and aerospace manufacturing company
into air-cooled engines for private use. His association with John K. (Jack) Northrop and his flying wing project in the late 1920s convinced him of the need
Menasco_Motors_Company
Calendar year
November 5 – Walter Gieseking, German pianist (d. 1956) November 10 – Jack Northrop, American airplane manufacturer (d. 1981) November 14 – Walter Jackson
1895
Swedish singer ("Flottarkärlek") and entertainer. Jack Northrop, 85, American aircraft industrialist (Northrop Corporation). Frederick Nymeyer, 83, American
Deaths_in_February_1981
List of companies in the S&P 500
S&P Global. June 2026. "Contact Us". Northrop Grumman. Retrieved October 15, 2025. Global Headquarters Northrop Grumman Corporation 2980 Fairview Park
List_of_S&P_500_companies
medallion cast from silver mined from Hughes' Nevada mining operations. Jack Northrop Jimmy Doolittle Lawrence A. Hyland Robert Six Kelly Johnson Chuck Yeager
Howard_Hughes_Memorial_Award
American professional aviation fraternity
City to Paris Jack Northrop (Lambda) – aircraft industrialist, aircraft designed, and founder of the Northrop Corporation and Northrop Aeronautical Institute
Alpha_Eta_Rho
United States Air Force general (1920–2022)
that he warned Glen Edwards about it, who later died in a YB-49 crash. Jack Northrop claimed such a rotation was impossible. After a transcontinental flight
Robert_Cardenas
Vehicle controls scientist, cofounder of Systems Technology Inc.
by Jack Northrop, a relationship that lasted throughout Northrop's life. McRuer played a key role in flight control developments for the Northrop N-9M
Duane_McRuer
American experimental jet aircraft
The Northrop X-4 Bantam is a prototype small twinjet aircraft manufactured by Northrop Corporation in 1948. It had no horizontal tail surfaces, depending
Northrop_X-4_Bantam
February 18 – American aircraft designer and industrialist Jack Northrop, founder of the Northrop Corporation, dies at the age of 85. February 20 – Aerolíneas
1981_in_aviation
Historic register
facility including Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Howard Hughes, Jack Northrop, and Wiley Post 20 Alex Theatre 216 N. Brand Blvd. 34°08′56″N 118°15′16″W
Glendale Register of Historic Resources and Historic Districts
Glendale_Register_of_Historic_Resources_and_Historic_Districts
US military contract airline division of Convair (1942–45)
Donald W. Douglas for Douglas Aircraft Company's wartime production and Jack Northrop for the Flying Wing. In 1992, the civilian employees who had worked
Consairway
School district in California
View Elementary School Discovery School El Dorado Elementary School Jack Northrop Elementary School Joshua Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School
Lancaster School District (California)
Lancaster_School_District_(California)
American engineer
research chemists employed there. She worked alongside Jack Northrop in research and development. At Northrop, she worked on the SM-62 Snark missile project,
Geraldine_Holm_Hoch
30 Bijave Wassmer KBK-10 Wassmer-SIREN H-230 (J.P. Watson & Jack Northrop) Watson-Northrop 1929 glider (Ernst Weber) Weber EW-1 – ANDRÖS, & MÜLLER Weber
List_of_gliders_(W)
14-19-2 (Northrop Corporation / Jack Northrop) Northrop A-9 Northrop A-13 Northrop A-16 Northrop A-17 Northrop A-33 Northrop B-35 Northrop B-49 Northrop BQM-74
List_of_aircraft_(N)
Country primarily in North America
spaceflight contractors include Blue Origin, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX. NASA programs such as the Commercial Crew Program
United_States
American shipbuilding company
government and industry. HII was formed on 31 March 2011, as a divestiture from Northrop Grumman. HII comprises three divisions: Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia
Huntington_Ingalls_Industries
1936 glider (Northrop Corporation / Jack Northrop) Northrop 1928 glider – Jack Northrop Northrop MX-324 – rocket powered glider Northrop MX-334 – rocket
List_of_gliders_(N)
single-seat fighter, is lost over Santa Monica Bay, California, out of Jack Northrop Field, Hawthorne, California, during spin stall trials. Pilot killed
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1935–1939)
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1935–1939)
Military aircraft targeting sensor pod
Archived from the original on 24 June 2003. Martin Jr, Jack (14 July 2008), Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Delivers New Advanced Data-Link to U.S. Marine
AN/AAQ-28_Litening
American computer scientist (born 1954)
chief technology officer of TRW's Systems (now Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, and later, Northrop Grumman Information Systems). Prior to his tenure
Neil_Siegel
American business executive
executive who has been chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Northrop Grumman since 2019. Warden grew up in Smithsburg, Maryland, and graduated
Kathy_Warden
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