When was the lead designer of the Lockheed Starfighter born?
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which later became widely used as an attack aircraft. It was originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF), but became widely used by US Allies around the world, and produced by several other NATO nations. One of the Century Series of fighter aircraft, it was operated by the air forces of more than a dozen nations from 1958 to 2004. Its design team was led by Kelly Johnson, who contributed to the development of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Lockheed U-2, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and other Lockheed aircraft.
Jerome Pearson Jerome Pearson (born 1938) is an American engineer and space scientist best known for his work on space elevators, including a lunar space elevator. He is president of STAR, Inc., and has developed aircraft and spacecraft technology for the United States Air Force, DARPA, and NASA. He holds several patents and is the author of nearly 100 publications in aircraft, spacecraft, electrodynamic tethers, SETI, and global climate control.