Memorial Tributes Volume 8 (1996) / Chapter Skim
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Ben Rich
Ben Rich
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L "Kelly" Johnson, en cl we were working on our first Mach 2+ Air Force fighter proposal, which became the F-104.
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Since the planned use of the airplane involved secret bases in remote areas worldwide, the logistical problems of supplying liquid hydrogen at such bases drove the systems cost to insupportable heights and the program died. Ben and Kelly both realized that high performance was essential for accomplishing the reconnaissance mission, and out of the remains of this unfulfilled program, including the Pratt and Whitney engine work, came the beginnings of the SR-71 Blackbird incorporating a Dower clans concept still unequaled AN -- rip <~ ~ r- -- <~ in performance nearly thirty years after it was conceived.
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the unique shape en cl materials used in the SR-71 attest to early "stealth" efforts, all of which ultimately produced the exceptional configuration exemplifiecl by the FI17A and the concept confirmation vehicles that prececlec3 it. The constant infusion of new technologies into aircraft design concepts demanclec3 of Ben, now clearly a deputy to Kelly Johnson, a technical judgment role that was unprececlenteci.
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His unique management approach earned him Silver Knight en cl GoIclen Knight awards from the American Management Association. Lockheed and the nation will miss Ben a technically sound, enthusiastic leacler proud of what his troops accomplishec3 and effective in selling what these same troops conic!
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