Malcolm Lockheed
Born
Malcolm Loughead

(1886-11-11)November 11, 1886
Niles, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 12, 1958(1958-08-12) (aged 71)
San Andreas, California, U.S.
Resting placeMokelumne Hill, California
OccupationEngineer
Known forLockheed Corporation
Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Date1919 (1919)
CountryBelgium
Presented byAlbert I of Belgium
WebsiteOfficial website
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Next (lower)Order of Leopold II

Malcolm Lockheed (né Malcolm Loughead; (1886-11-11)November 11, 1886 – (1958-08-12)August 12, 1958)[1] was an American aviation engineer who formed the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company along with his brother, Allan Loughead, also known as Allan Lockheed. This company went on to become the Lockheed Corporation.[2][3]

Life

Loughead was the son of Flora and John Loughead.[4] He had a half-brother Victor, a sister Hope, and a brother Allan Lockheed.[4]

Loughead also patented the first hydraulic brakes in 1917;[5] these were adopted by Duesenberg for their 1921 Model A.[6]

In 1919, Malcolm and his brother Allen were awarded the Order of the Golden Crown by King Albert of Belgium.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "Malcolm Lockheed (1886-1958) - Find A Grave Memorial". Find a Grave. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ Parker, Dana T. Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II, pp. 59-76, Cypress, CA, 2013.
  3. ^ Borth, Christy. Masters of Mass Production, pp. 244-245, Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1945.
  4. ^ a b "Allan Lockheed". National Aviation Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  5. ^ "Patent Images". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  6. ^ Csere, Csaba (January 1988), "10 Best Engineering Breakthroughs", Car and Driver, vol. 33, no. 7, p. 61.
  7. ^ Lockheed, Allan (July 10, 1942). "Biographical Data as Submitted to Who's Who in America" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2022-02-15.

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