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American engineer
Malcolm Lockheed
BornMalcolm Loughead
(1886-11-11)November 11, 1886
Niles, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 12, 1958(1958-08-12) (aged 71)
San Andreas, California, U.S.
Resting placeMokelumne Hill, California
OccupationEngineer
Known forLockheed Corporation
Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Date1919 (1919)
CountryBelgium
Presented byAlbert I of Belgium
WebsiteOfficial website
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Next (lower)Order of Leopold II

Malcolm Lockheed (né Malcolm Loughead; (1886-11-11)November 11, 1886 – (1958-08-12)August 12, 1958) 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.

Life

Loughead was the son of Flora and John Loughead. He had a half-brother Victor, a sister Hope, and a brother Allan Lockheed.

Loughead also patented the first hydraulic brakes in 1917; these were adopted by Duesenberg for their 1921 Model A.

In 1919, Malcolm and his brother Allen were awarded the Order of the Golden Crown by King Albert of Belgium.

Notes

  1. "Malcolm Lockheed (1886-1958) - Find A Grave Memorial". Find a Grave. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  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. ^ "Allan Lockheed". National Aviation Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  5. "Patent Images". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  6. Csere, Csaba (January 1988), "10 Best Engineering Breakthroughs", Car and Driver, vol. 33, no. 7, p. 61.
  7. Lockheed, Allan (July 10, 1942). "Biographical Data as Submitted to Who's Who in America" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2022-02-15.

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