254:
31:
186:
In 1928, McDonnell left Huff Daland and set up J.S. McDonnell & Associates, and with the help of two other engineers, McDonnell set out to design his first aircraft with his company name. This aircraft then competed in a safe airplane contest which was sponsored by the
374:
The six James S. McDonnell
Distinguished University Professorships at Princeton University were established by a gift from the James S. McDonnell Foundation in memory of James S. McDonnell. Among the Princeton faculty members who have held the professorship are
265:
flight, is shown during a steak breakfast which he was served about two hours prior to the 9:24 a.m. (EST) GT-3 launch. At left is McDonnell, board chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. Dr.
339:
James McDonnell was married twice. His first marriage, to Mary
Elizabeth Finney, took place in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 30, 1934. They had two children, James Smith McDonnell, III, born January 28, 1936, and
371:
is named after him, which he co-founded - established in 1974. McDonnell Hall, housing part of the physics department at his alma mater, Princeton, also bears his name and an airplane-inspired design.
344:, born March 18, 1938. Mary McDonnell died on July 6, 1949. He married Priscilla Brush Forney on April 1, 1956, and adopted her three children from a previous marriage.
188:
313:, and in 1958 his company became the first organization in the world to celebrate United Nations Day as a paid holiday. In 1980 McDonnell was awarded the
814:
774:
310:
581:
809:
799:
759:
744:
318:
779:
804:
427:
754:
749:
314:
155:
100:
79:
794:
789:
434:
367:
in 1950, which supports scientific, educational, and charitable causes on a local, national, and international level. The
764:
533:
769:
423:
483:
McDonnell, Sanford N., “This is Old Mac
Calling All the Team,” published by Sanford N. McDonnell, St. Louis, MO, 1999.
146:
Born in Denver, Colorado, McDonnell was of
Scottish descent and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from
422:, the James S. McDonnell classroom and laboratory building at Princeton University, the James S. McDonnell Hall at
147:
282:. Later that year Douglas Aircraft Company's space and missiles division became part of a new subsidiary called
441:
215:
123:
364:
135:
433:
The
Arkansas Aviation Historical Society selected McDonnell in 1980 as one of five initial inductees in the
341:
200:
629:
171:
679:
784:
415:
411:
118:(April 9, 1899 – August 22, 1980) was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman. He was an
585:
199:
won) or any commercial orders due to the Great
Depression, he dissolved his firm and worked for the
380:
275:
419:
231:
204:
104:
352:
258:
509:
295:
739:
734:
325:
167:
151:
74:
704:
8:
655:
223:
192:
235:
62:
376:
283:
279:
175:
127:
90:
414:
is named in honor of James Smith McDonnell, as are the McDonnell
Planetarium of the
287:
267:
227:
219:
211:
47:
530:
463:
537:
243:
196:
154:
class of 1921, and earned a Master's of
Science in Aeronautical Engineering from
407:
262:
247:
239:
191:
and which offered a $ 100,000 prize for the winning entry. His design was the
728:
426:, and James S. McDonnell Boulevard and James S. McDonnell Prologue Room near
388:
384:
303:
159:
396:
163:
298:
series of launch vehicles. The new combined company also developed the
30:
392:
299:
291:
627:
119:
633:
348:
131:
680:"James S. McDonnell Hall – Washington University in St. Louis"
607:
195:. After the failure of the Doodle Bug to win the contest (the
324:
He was succeeded as Chair of McDonnell
Douglas by his nephew
253:
226:, the company quickly grew into a principal supplier of
174:
to develop similar metal monoplanes. He then went on to
162:
fraternity. After graduating from MIT, he was hired by
189:
Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics
168:
Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company
134:, after the latter's company merger in 1997), and the
552:, all 1920s and 1930s article stated the name as the
568:
Pushing the Envelope: The American Aircraft Industry
331:McDonnell Douglas and Boeing consolidated in 1997.
203:in 1931 before he was hired as an engineer for the
582:"J. C. Hunsaker Award in Aeronautical Engineering"
726:
270:, chief of Center Medical Programs, is at right.
705:"James S. McDonnell Prologue Room in St. Louis"
548:note -- while many modern sources use the name
311:United Nations Association of the United States
584:. National Academy of Sciences. Archived from
565:
531:Boeing History, The Doodlebug Research Vehicle
492:
274:In 1967, McDonnell Aircraft merged with the
458:
456:
158:in 1925. While attending MIT he joined the
16:American aviator, engineer, and businessman
608:"James S. McDonnell Foundation - Overview"
815:Washington University in St. Louis people
628:McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences.
507:
453:
252:
574:
428:St. Louis Lambert International Airport
369:McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences
82:(M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, 1925)
775:Little Rock Central High School alumni
727:
656:"Professorships | Dean of the Faculty"
351:on August 22, 1980. He was buried in
315:NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering
101:NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering
80:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
810:20th-century American businesspeople
600:
508:Magazines, Hearst (1 October 1930).
495:Tin Goose the fabulous Ford trimotor
800:American people of Scottish descent
13:
424:Washington University in St. Louis
210:McDonnell resigned from Martin in
14:
826:
760:Burials at Bellefontaine Cemetery
745:American aerospace businesspeople
780:MIT School of Engineering alumni
334:
29:
805:20th-century American engineers
697:
672:
648:
621:
440:McDonnell was enshrined in the
170:. In 1927, he was hired by the
150:in 1917. He was a graduate of
559:
542:
524:
501:
486:
477:
442:National Aviation Hall of Fame
435:Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame
284:McDonnell Douglas Astronautics
216:McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
124:McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
1:
365:James S. McDonnell Foundation
309:He served as chairman of the
141:
136:James S. McDonnell Foundation
755:American aerospace engineers
750:American aerospace designers
319:National Academy of Sciences
201:Great Lakes Aircraft Company
176:Huff Daland Airplane Company
7:
795:Princeton University alumni
790:People from Ladue, Missouri
402:
172:Hamilton Metalplane Company
116:James Smith "Mac" McDonnell
10:
831:
765:Businesspeople in aviation
416:Saint Louis Science Center
770:Collier Trophy recipients
520:– via Google Books.
464:"Boeing Bio of McDonnell"
358:
181:
96:
86:
70:
59:August 22, 1980 (aged 81)
55:
40:
28:
21:
447:
276:Douglas Aircraft Company
399:, and numerous others.
261:(center), pilot of the
205:Glenn L. Martin Company
148:Little Rock High School
122:pioneer and founder of
105:Daniel Guggenheim Medal
363:McDonnell founded the
353:Bellefontaine Cemetery
271:
342:John Finney McDonnell
256:
77:(B.S., Physics, 1921)
35:James Smith McDonnell
23:James Smith McDonnell
566:Donald M. Pattillo.
493:Douglas J. Ingells.
347:McDonnell died of a
326:Sanford N. McDonnell
152:Princeton University
75:Princeton University
588:on 29 December 2010
510:"Popular Mechanics"
222:. Headquartered in
630:"About the Center"
536:2010-11-20 at the
512:. Hearst Magazines
272:
63:St Louis, Missouri
785:McDonnell Douglas
660:dof.princeton.edu
280:McDonnell Douglas
128:McDonnell Douglas
113:
112:
109:
91:McDonnell Douglas
822:
720:
719:
717:
715:
701:
695:
694:
692:
690:
676:
670:
669:
667:
666:
652:
646:
645:
643:
641:
632:. Archived from
625:
619:
618:
616:
614:
604:
598:
597:
595:
593:
578:
572:
571:
563:
557:
546:
540:
528:
522:
521:
519:
517:
505:
499:
498:
490:
484:
481:
475:
474:
472:
470:
460:
412:St. Louis County
389:Curtis G. Callan
294:, producing the
288:Huntington Beach
268:Charles A. Berry
250:space capsules.
228:fighter aircraft
107:
48:Denver, Colorado
33:
19:
18:
830:
829:
825:
824:
823:
821:
820:
819:
725:
724:
723:
713:
711:
703:
702:
698:
688:
686:
678:
677:
673:
664:
662:
654:
653:
649:
639:
637:
626:
622:
612:
610:
606:
605:
601:
591:
589:
580:
579:
575:
564:
560:
547:
543:
538:Wayback Machine
529:
525:
515:
513:
506:
502:
491:
487:
482:
478:
468:
466:
462:
461:
454:
450:
405:
397:Eddie S. Glaude
361:
337:
242:—and built the
238:—including the
197:Curtiss Tanager
184:
144:
103:
78:
71:Alma mater
66:
60:
51:
45:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
828:
818:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
722:
721:
696:
671:
647:
636:on 18 May 2015
620:
599:
573:
558:
541:
523:
500:
485:
476:
451:
449:
446:
408:McDonnell Park
404:
401:
360:
357:
355:in St. Louis.
336:
333:
263:Gemini-Titan 3
240:F-4 Phantom II
232:U.S. Air Force
183:
180:
143:
140:
130:(which is now
111:
110:
98:
94:
93:
88:
87:Known for
84:
83:
72:
68:
67:
61:
57:
53:
52:
46:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
827:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
732:
730:
710:
706:
700:
685:
681:
675:
661:
657:
651:
635:
631:
624:
609:
603:
587:
583:
577:
569:
562:
555:
551:
545:
539:
535:
532:
527:
511:
504:
496:
489:
480:
465:
459:
457:
452:
445:
443:
438:
436:
431:
429:
425:
421:
417:
413:
409:
400:
398:
394:
393:Lyman A. Page
390:
386:
385:Anne Treisman
382:
381:Joseph Taylor
378:
372:
370:
366:
356:
354:
350:
345:
343:
335:Personal life
332:
329:
327:
322:
320:
316:
312:
307:
305:
304:F/A-18 Hornet
301:
297:
293:
289:
286:, located in
285:
281:
277:
269:
264:
260:
259:John W. Young
255:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
208:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
179:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
160:Delta Upsilon
157:
153:
149:
139:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
89:
85:
81:
76:
73:
69:
64:
58:
54:
49:
44:April 9, 1899
43:
39:
32:
27:
20:
712:. Retrieved
708:
699:
687:. Retrieved
683:
674:
663:. Retrieved
659:
650:
638:. Retrieved
634:the original
623:
611:. Retrieved
602:
590:. Retrieved
586:the original
576:
567:
561:
553:
549:
544:
526:
514:. Retrieved
503:
494:
488:
479:
467:. Retrieved
439:
432:
406:
373:
368:
362:
346:
338:
330:
323:
308:
273:
214:and founded
209:
185:
164:Thomas Towle
145:
115:
114:
740:1980 deaths
735:1899 births
592:14 February
420:Forest Park
729:Categories
665:2020-06-12
554:Doodle Bug
306:fighters.
300:F-15 Eagle
292:California
278:to create
257:Astronaut
193:Doodle Bug
142:Early life
689:27 August
684:wustl.edu
550:Doodlebug
516:27 August
469:27 August
444:in 1977.
377:Val Fitch
328:in 1980.
317:from the
236:U.S. Navy
224:St. Louis
534:Archived
403:Tributes
166:for the
126:, later
120:aviation
714:6 April
244:Mercury
230:to the
709:Boeing
640:13 May
613:13 May
359:Legacy
349:stroke
248:Gemini
182:Career
132:Boeing
108:(1963)
97:Awards
65:, U.S.
50:, U.S.
448:Notes
296:Delta
716:2022
691:2018
642:2015
615:2015
594:2011
518:2018
471:2018
302:and
246:and
234:and
220:1939
212:1938
56:Died
41:Born
418:in
410:in
218:in
156:MIT
731::
707:.
682:.
658:.
455:^
437:.
430:.
395:,
391:,
387:,
383:,
379:,
321:.
290:,
207:.
178:.
138:.
718:.
693:.
668:.
644:.
617:.
596:.
570:.
556:.
497:.
473:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
