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  • Richard E. Etherington
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    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Sponsor

    Honored by:

    Graduate of the University of Kansas 1952 BSAE
    Married to Mary Lou Allen 1952, 3 boys (all private pilots)
    15 Years experience with Beech Aircraft - Design and Preliminary design work on E18S, Bonanza upgrades, Travelaire, Baron, Model 50, Kingaire and Musketeer as well as Missile system design
    27 year at Learjet in Technical Engineering and Advanced Design Management. Did preliminary design work on Models 24, 25, 35,55,31,60 and 45. Was program manager on Model 35. Was Technical Engineering Manager on Model 55,31,and 60. Last production models of Learjets all came from my advanced design group.(31,60, and 45)
    Served on several NASA Advisory Committees, SAE and AIAA Committees and KU Aerospace Advisory Board.
    Member of SAE, AIAA, AOPA, EAA
    Private pilot with single and multiengine and instrument ratings.
    Elected to KU Alumni Honor Roll 1998.
    Hobbies- Flying, Golf, Gardening, R/C model airplanes.

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