Malcolm Lockheed Explained

Malcolm Lockheed
Birth Name:Malcolm Loughead
Birth Date:November 11, 1886
Birth Place:Niles, California, U.S.
Death Place:San Andreas, California, U.S.
Known For:Lockheed Corporation
Occupation:Engineer
Resting Place:Mokelumne Hill, California
Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Country:Belgium
Presenter:Albert I of Belgium
Higher:Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Lower:Order of Leopold II

Malcolm Lockheed (né Malcolm Loughead; November 11, 1886 –)[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.

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]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malcolm Lockheed (1886-1958) - Find A Grave Memorial. 2022-02-15. 2019-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413105627/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104563461/malcolm-lockheed. live . Find a Grave.
  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. Web site: Allan Lockheed . . 2010-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001146/http://nationalaviation.blade6.donet.com/components/content_manager_v02/view_nahf/htdocs/menu_ps.asp?NodeID=-1449208259&group_ID=1134656385&Parent_ID=-1 . 2007-09-27 .
  5. Web site: Patent Images. 2022-02-15. 2021-10-31. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=01249143&PageNum=1&&IDKey=57615156EEFC&HomeUrl=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1%2526Sect2=HITOFF%2526d=PALL%2526p=1%2526u=%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r=1%2526f=G%2526l=50%2526s1=1249143.PN.%2526OS=PN/1249143%2526RS=PN/1249143. live. United States Patent and Trademark Office.
  6. , p. 61.
  7. Web site: Lockheed. Allan. July 10, 1942. Biographical Data as Submitted to Who's Who in America. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710141357/http://www.dmairfield.com/people/lockheed_ah/LockheedAllanBIO1910-1942.pdf. 2011-07-10. 2022-02-15.

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