Английская Википедия:Charles Townsend Ludington

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MIT 1922 Yearbook – "Technique"
C T Ludington (bottom row, far right)

Charles Townsend Ludington (Charles T. Ludington, C. T. Ludington), (January 16, 1896 – January 19, 1968), was a businessman of Philadelphia. He was an aviation pioneer who helped establish an every-hour-on-the-hour air service between New York and Washington.

Early life

Ludington was born to Charles Henry Ludington and Ethel Mildred (Saltus) Ludington in New York City on January 16, 1896. His brothers were Wright S. Ludington and Nicholas.Шаблон:Sfn

Ludington attended Adirondack School of northeastern New York state, the Haverford School, and graduated from Yale University in 1919.Шаблон:Sfn He also attended. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).Шаблон:Sfn

Ludington served in World War I.Шаблон:Sfn After the war, he was involved in various aeronautical enterprises.Шаблон:Sfn

Mid-life and career

Ludington was interested in aviation lighting and mail service by air.Шаблон:Sfn

In 1923 Ludington organized the Ludington Exhibition Company.Шаблон:Sfn A Farman Sport aircraft he promoted is restored at Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.[1]

Ludington helped develop National Air Transport.Шаблон:Sfn

Camden Central Airport was formally dedicated and opened in September 1929.[2]

Ludington offered a line of boats under the Ludington Boats Corporation between 1929 and 1931, that was formerly Ludington Aircraft – Boat Division.Шаблон:Cn Jake Dunnell was a driver.[3]

Ludington, his brother, and Eugene Luther Vidal and Paul F. Collins originated the idea for and invested in Ludington Airline.Шаблон:Sfn Between the four of them they managed to run Ludington Airline without government mail revenues for a few years.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Their venture led to the investigation known as the Air Mail scandal. The Ludington Line was acquired by Eastern Air Transport, later known as Eastern Airlines.Шаблон:Sfn

Personal life

Ludington married Constance Guyot Cameron in 1922;[4] they had three daughters and a son.[5] Their first child was Ethel Saltus, born at Ardmore on May 21, 1923. Their second child was Anne Finley, born at Ardmore on September 26, 1925. Their third child was Constance Cameron, born September 1, 1931.Шаблон:Sfn Their fourth child was Charles Townsend Ludington Junior.Шаблон:Sfn

Ludington was affiliated with the Merion Cricket Club, Racquet Club of Washington, Yale University Club, Aero Club of Pennsylvania, Santa Barbara Yacht Club, Bayside Yacht Club, Delaware River Yacht Club, Philadelphia Yacht Club, and Aero Club of Pennsylvania. He was a Republican and a member of the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church.Шаблон:Sfn

Later life and death

Ludington in later life had homes in Miami, Philadelphia and Old Lyme, Connecticut. He died at the age of 72 on January 19, 1968.[5]

Works

Ludington's book "Smoke Streams: Visualized Air Flow" was, according to The New York Times, "used for several years as a basic textbook on aero-dynamics".[5]

References

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  1. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Шаблон:Cite news
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