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Frank Allen Cleveland
Frank Allen Cleveland
Pages 80-87
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He began his career by attending Stanford University where he earned an A.B. in mechanical engineering in 1943 and a master's degree in aeronautical engineering a year later.
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The program flew 100 test flights using approximately a dozen vehicles all of which obtained ramjet data near Mach 3. One of the flights actually exceeded Mach 4 at approximately 100,000 feet of altitude and properly recovered itself no small feat, considering all of these flights occurred before the end of 1951.
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To maintain continuity and the proper technical attention, Cleveland was asked to assume responsibility as assistant chief engineer of the company and engineering program manager. By almost any exacting stanclards, the management of the program and the successful fulfillment of all its technical requirements attest to the excellence of Al's meticulous attention to the total system.
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cluring the Georgia period of his career and certainly recognized by many who continue in the aerospace field today, was his ability to select, inspire, and train key subordinates, many of whom have moved on to substantial careers of their own. Based on his contributions at the Georgia plant, Al Cleveland was promoted to the corporate position of vicepresident of engineering to oversee the quality of effort and enhance the creativity of all Lockheed engineers and scientists involves!
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Of the many important contributions Al Cleveland macle to Lockheed while vice-presiclent of engineering, the one that will probably have the most lasting impact was his creation of an annual awards program for those engineers throughout the corporation who had made the most notable contribution of icleas, specific tasks well clone, procedures or techniques improved, or dollars saved by some technical advance. Uncler the program, the recipients of the awards from each of Lockheed's divisions are brought to Lockheec!
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The yacht club has yet to find a peer for planning, schecluling, and operating a weekend racing schedule. The universal description of his approach contains such words as complete dedication, penetration in depth, objectivity, ability to listen, fair but not precipitous judgment, initiative in giving credit where it was deserved, and an apparently infinite capability for accepting and understanding details.
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