Dwight Henry Bennett (November 19, 1917 – July 10, 2002) was an aeronautical engineer and one of the early developers of the control configured vehicle (CCV) concept.Bennett, D.H. and Johannes, R.P. (1972
''Combat Capabilities and Versatility Through CCV''

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paper number 720854.Bennett, D. H. (1974
''F-4/Ccv-Flight Tests of Advanced Technology''

paper number 740861. He won the

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in 1972 with R. P. Johannes for the paper ''Combat Capabilities and Versatility Through CCV'', discussing its applications.

Biography

He was born on November 19, 1917, in

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. Bennett graduated with a BS in

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(ME) from

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in 1940, married the former Katherine Mason, and had 3 children.Gregory, J. (1980) ''Who's Who in Engineering'', 4th ed., American Association of Engineering Societies. He joined the San Diego Division of

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, where he worked on the Sea Dart, F-102, F-104 amongst others, for 23 years ultimately rising to Vice President and Assistant to the General Manager. He had flown Mach 2 by 1959. He was Vice President of

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from 1963 through 1964 before moving on to

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where he worked on the Breguet 941/McDonnell 188 S.T.O.L. Transport, F-4 Phantom, ending with the F/A-18 Hornet at Northrup, as a director of program engineering. Bennett was also an active flight instructor in all ratings for forty years. He died on July 10, 2002, at the age of 84, in

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Awards

, 1972

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Dwight H. American aerospace engineers 1917 births 2002 deaths 20th-century American engineers