Joe Sutter | |
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![]() Joe Sutter in 2006 | |
Born | March 21, 1921 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Died | August 30, 2016 Bremerton, Washington, U.S. | (aged 95)
Cause of death | Pneumonia |
Education | Aeronautical engineering |
Alma mater | University of Washington, B.S. 1943 |
Employer | Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
Known for | Chief engineer for the development of the Boeing 747 |
Notable work | 747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation |
Spouse | Nancy French[1] |
Children | 3 |
Awards | United States Medal of Technology (1985) Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1990) American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aircraft Award Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy[2] |
Joseph Frederick Sutter (March 21, 1921 – August 30, 2016) was an American engineer for the Boeing Airplane Company and manager of the design team for the Boeing 747 under Malcolm T. Stamper.[3] Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine has described Sutter as the "father of the 747".[4]