Part 7
 Schriever, Bernard A. (born 1910). Was Air Force test pilot and
 leader of USAF's research and development and ballistic missile and
 military space programs. Adapted those technologies to the nation's
 efforts to explore space. 1980.
 Selfridge, Thomas E. (1882-1908). Designed and developed airplanes
 and made pioneering flights. First Army officer to fly; first fatal-
 ity of powered flight, killed while a passenger in an aircraft
 flown by Orville Wright. 1965.
 Shepard, Alan B., Jr. (born 1923). Was Navy test pilot and first US
 astronaut launched into space. Commanded Apollo 14. Was fifth man to
 walk on the moon. 1977.
 Sikorsky, Igor I. (1889-1972). Developed large multiengine aircraft,
 including flying boats used in commercial transoceanic flights.
 Developed single-rotor helicopter, of which VS-300 was the first
 successful example. 1968.
 Six, Robert F. (1907-1986). Developed regional airline that became
 Continental. Expanded it to serve both national and international
 routes. 1980.
 Slayton, Donald K. (1924-1993). Astronaut and test pilot. One of the
 original Mercury 7 astronauts. Member of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Pro-
 ject. First chief of the Astronaut Office and served as the director
 of Flight Crew Operations, directing all astronaut activities. Served
 as the manager of the Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Test program
 from 1975 to 1977. Managed the Shuttle Orbital Flight Test program
 until his retirement in 1982. 1996.
 Smith, C. R. (1899-1990). Developed domestic air transportation as
 president of American Airlines. Organized Army Air Forces Air Trans-
 port Command. Expanded international aviation. Was National Presi-
 dent of Air Force Association. 1974.
 Spaatz, Carl A. "Tooey" (1891-1974). Was pilot attached to Gen. John
 J. Pershing's 1916 expedition to Mexico. Won three aerial victories
 in World War I. Commanded Question Mark endurance flight. Commanded
 Eighth Air Force, Twelfth Air Force, and US Strategic Forces in
 Europe during World War II. USAF's first Chief of Staff, from 1947
 to 1948. Was first Board Chairman of Air Force Association. 1967.
 Sperry, Elmer A., Sr. (1860-1930). Developed gyroscopic instruments,
 such as the turn-and-bank indicator and artificial horizon, gyro-
 scopic bombsight, and antiaircraft searchlight. Was 1930 inventor of
 automatic pilot system that kept an airplane on a prescribed flight
 path. 1973.
 Sperry, Lawrence B., Sr. (1892-1923). Pioneered development of auto-
 matic flight stabilizers, flight instruments, including the side-
 slip indicator and optical drift indicator, guided missiles, and
 such innovative aircraft as the R-3 and Messenger. 1981.
 Stanley, Robert M. (1912-1977). Engineer and aviator. Pioneered
 development of aircraft and survival systems. Formed Stanley Avi-
 ation Corp. Developed USAF's first downward ejection seats and the
 automatic-release lap belts. Invented the Yankee extraction escape
 system. 1990.
 Stapp, John Paul (born 1910). Specialized in aerospace medicine.
 Proved that human bodies can withstand forces associated with
 ejecting from aircraft at high speeds and high altitudes. Promoted
 automobile seat belts. 1985.
 Stearman, Lloyd C. (1898-1975). Founded company that produced C-1,
 C-2, C-2C, C-2M, and PT-9. As president of Lockheed, oversaw design
 of Electra and development of Constellation.  Stearman Division of
 Boeing produced the World War II PT-17 trainer. 1989.
 Taylor, Charles E. (1868-1956). Built first successful airplane
 engine for the Wright brothers. Maintained such early airplanes as
 Wright Military Flyer and Wright EX for their historic flights. 1965.
 Thomas, Lowell (1892-1981). Aviation promoter and enthusiast. Author
 and radio and TV personality. 1992.
 Tibbets, Paul W., Jr. (born 1915). Military aviator and aerospace
 executive. Piloted the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the atomic
 bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Technical advisor for Operation
 Crossroads project, the atom bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. President
 of Executive Jet Aviation, Inc., an all-jet, air-taxi company, from
 1976 to 1986.
 Towers, John H. (1885-1955). Made first attempt to cross Atlantic in
 NC-3. Established first Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla. Com-
 manded USS Langley and USS Saratoga. Fought for recognition of air-
 power as a vital part of naval doctrine. 1966.
 Trippe, Juan T. (1899-1981). Developed basic principles of airline
 operation and pioneered international commercial aviation as head of
 Pan American Airways. 1970.
 Turner, Roscoe (1895-1970). Participated in early commercial avi-
 ation and air races leading to important technical advancement in
 design and performance of high-speed aircraft and engines. 1975.
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