John Stack (engineer)

John Stack
Born1906 (1906)
Lowell, Massachusetts
Died1972 (aged 65–66)
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Engineering career
Disciplineaerospace engineer
InstitutionsLangley Research Center
Practice nameCompressibility Research Division
EmployerRepublic Aviation
ProjectsX-1
AwardsCollier Trophy

John Stack (1906–1972) was an aerospace engineer. He won the Collier Trophy, in 1947[1] and 1951.[2]

Life

"Let's try the damn thing and see if we can make it work."

Stack was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked at Langley Research Center from 1928 to 1962, and Republic Aircraft Corporation, from 1962 to 1971. He died in 1972.[3]

He worked on transonic flight. Together with Eastman Jacobs, they made the first photographs of shock waves on a wing. He was part of the Bell X-1 team. He worked with the Variable Density Tunnel, on compressible airflow.[4][5]


Works

References

  1. ^ "Collier 1940-1949 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association". naa.aero. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  2. ^ "Collier 1950-1959 Recipients - NAA: National Aeronautic Association". naa.aero. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  3. ^ John David Anderson (1998). A History of Aerodynamics: And Its Impact on Flying Machines. Cambridge University Press. pp. 394–. ISBN 978-0-521-66955-9.
  4. ^ John David Anderson (1998). Research in Supersonic Flight and the Breaking of the Sound Barrier, in SP-4219, ch.3. nasa.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  5. ^ James R. Hansen (1987). Engineer in charge, SP-4305, ch.10 Defining the Research Airplane (PDF). nasa.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-25.


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