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Alfred Christian Loedding (February 17, 1906 - October 10, 1963) was an aeronautical engineer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-alfred-loedding/147056609/|title=Alfred Loedding, 57, Succumbs|date=October 11, 1963|pages=4|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="ACL_NewsObit">https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press/60267923/</ref> He was a pioneer in the development of solid-fuel rockets.<ref name="ACL_NewsObit"/> '''Alfred Christian Loedding''' (February 17, 1906 - October 10, 1963) was an American aeronautical engineer.<ref name="ACLobit1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-alfred-loedding/147056609/|title=Alfred Loedding, 57, Succumbs|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=October 11, 1963|pages=4|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="ACL_NewsObit">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press/60267923/|title=Nasa Official Dies|newspaper=Daily Press |date=October 11, 1963|pages=44|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> He was a pioneer in the development of ].<ref name="ACL_NewsObit"/>


==Early life== ==Early life==
In 1928, Loedding was vice-president of the student flying club and was profiled for a model he made of ]'s plane.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-baden-student-build/147058207/|title=Baden Student Builds Model of Lindy's Plane|date=March 18, 1928|pages=67|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-engineering-stu/147058048/|title=Engineering Students Form Flying Club|date=April 7, 1928|pages=3|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1930, Loedding graduated from New York University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering. He received the school's Guggenheim award.<ref name="ACL_NewsObit"/> In 1928, Loedding was vice-president of the student flying club and was profiled for a model he made of ]'s plane ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-baden-student-build/147058207/|title=Baden Student Builds Model of Lindy's Plane|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |date=March 18, 1928|pages=67|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-engineering-stu/147058048/|title=Engineering Students Form Flying Club|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=April 7, 1928|pages=3|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1930, Loedding graduated from New York University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering. He received the school's Guggenheim award.<ref name="ACL_NewsObit"/> He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the air service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times-comissions-given-three-rea/147152503/|title=Commissions Given Three Reading Men|newspaper=Reading Times |date=July 3, 1930|pages=13|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
⚫ ==Career==
In 1937, he was employed by ]. In 1938, he began working for the Army at Wright Field, working on the development of solid-fueled rockets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-local-group-hears-about-r/147058489/|title=Local Group Hears About Rocket Planes|date=February 24, 1939|pages=5|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-rocket-ship-to-be-shown-h/147061242/|title=Rocket Ship To Be Shown Here Sunday|date=June 16, 1939|pages=1|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1941, he accompanied ] to Roswell for a test.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NgFIAQAAIAAJ|title=This High Man: The Life of Robert H. Goddard|first=Milton|last=Lehman|date=May 12, 1963|publisher=Farrar, Straus|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="ACL_NewsObit"/> He later observed tests conducted by ] and ]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jVX5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT112|title=Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons|first=John|last=Carter|date=April 1, 2005|publisher=Feral House|via=Google Books}}</ref>


⚫ ==Career==
He conducted a 1949 lecture at University of Pittsburgh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-herald-field-aids-to-lecture/147062113/|title=Field Aids To Lecture At Pittsburgh College|date=March 30, 1949|pages=3|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
In 1937, he was employed by ].<ref name="ACLobit1"/> He was profiled for his work on rocket planes.<ref name="NewCastle">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-rocket-planes-visualize/147150788/|title=Rocket Planes Visualized By New Castle Engineer|newspaper=The News Journal |date=February 2, 1938|pages=3|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> From 1938 to 1950, the Army Air Force, later US Air Force. For three years he led the Jet Propulsion Lab at Wright Field.<ref name="58prof2"/> He was involved in the development of solid-fueled rockets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-local-group-hears-about-r/147058489/|title=Local Group Hears About Rocket Planes|newspaper=Palladium-Item |date=February 24, 1939|pages=5|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-rocket-ship-to-be-shown-h/147061242/|title=Rocket Ship To Be Shown Here Sunday|newspaper=Palladium-Item |date=June 16, 1939|pages=1|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1939, he was involved in model plane contests, serving both as a judge and an award-winning participant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-large-number-of-entrie/147150217/|title=Large Number of Entries Expected in Design Test|newspaper=Dayton Daily News |date=December 24, 1939|pages=17|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-rocketair-wins-or/147154397/|title='Rocketair' Wins Originality-Event|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |date=May 28, 1939|pages=25|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1941, he accompanied ] to Roswell army airfield for a test.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NgFIAQAAIAAJ|title=This High Man: The Life of Robert H. Goddard|first=Milton|last=Lehman|date=May 12, 1963|publisher=Farrar, Straus|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="ACL_NewsObit"/> He later observed tests conducted by ] and ]. <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jVX5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT112|title=Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons|first=John|last=Carter|date=April 1, 2005|publisher=Feral House|isbn=978-1-932595-66-6 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Loedding was involved in ], the Air Force's nvestigation into flying discs or UFOs.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ojMqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT235 | title=Space Oddities: Our Strange Attempts to Explain the Universe | isbn=978-1-4456-6263-3 | last1=Tucker | first1=S. D. | date=15 June 2017 | publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited }}</ref> He conducted a 1949 lecture at University of Pittsburgh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-herald-field-aids-to-lecture/147062113/|title=Field Aids To Lecture At Pittsburgh College|newspaper=The Journal Herald |date=March 30, 1949|pages=3|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1958, Loedding was profiled after being awarded a patent for a solid-fueled military rocket.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-patents-of-the-week/147151978/|title=Patents of the Week: 9 1/2-inch Military Rocket, Unique Fuel Invented|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat |date=October 25, 1958|pages=10|via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="58prof2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-ambridge-man-planni/147153056/|title=Ambridge Man Planning Practical Flying Saucer|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |date=November 2, 1952|pages=10|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1959, he was profiled and photographed with a model he called a 'flying pumpkin seed'.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-make-way-for-flying-pu/147153708/|title=Make Way For Flying Pumpkin Seed|newspaper=Dayton Daily News |date=February 22, 1959|pages=101|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>


Loedding was instrument to the development of air-to-air refueling systems.<ref name="ACL_NewsObit"/> Loedding died in 1963.<ref name="ACL_NewsObit"/> In 2013, his son Donald Loedding published a book that discussed his famous father.<ref name="DRL">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WCqDrpjcIh8C&pg=PA247|title=Global Warming: the Iceman Cometh (And Other Cultural Takes)|first=Donald R.|last=Loedding|date=March 14, 2013|publisher=AuthorHouse|via=Google Books}}</ref> Loedding was instrumental to the development of ].<ref name="ACL_NewsObit"/> Loedding died in 1963.<ref name="ACL_NewsObit"/> In 2013, his son Donald Loedding published a book that discussed his famous father.<ref name="DRL">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WCqDrpjcIh8C&pg=PA247|title=Global Warming: the Iceman Cometh (And Other Cultural Takes)|first=Donald R.|last=Loedding|date=March 14, 2013|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=978-1-4817-2227-8 |via=Google Books}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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Alfred Christian Loedding (February 17, 1906 - October 10, 1963) was an American aeronautical engineer. He was a pioneer in the development of solid-fuel rockets.

Early life

In 1928, Loedding was vice-president of the student flying club and was profiled for a model he made of Charles Lindbergh's plane The Spirit of St. Louis. In 1930, Loedding graduated from New York University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering. He received the school's Guggenheim award. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the air service.

Career

In 1937, he was employed by Bellanca Aircraft. He was profiled for his work on rocket planes. From 1938 to 1950, the Army Air Force, later US Air Force. For three years he led the Jet Propulsion Lab at Wright Field. He was involved in the development of solid-fueled rockets. In 1939, he was involved in model plane contests, serving both as a judge and an award-winning participant. In 1941, he accompanied Robert Goddard to Roswell army airfield for a test. He later observed tests conducted by Jack Parsons and Aerojet. Loedding was involved in Project Sign, the Air Force's nvestigation into flying discs or UFOs. He conducted a 1949 lecture at University of Pittsburgh. In 1958, Loedding was profiled after being awarded a patent for a solid-fueled military rocket. In 1959, he was profiled and photographed with a model he called a 'flying pumpkin seed'.

Loedding was instrumental to the development of air-to-air refueling systems. Loedding died in 1963. In 2013, his son Donald Loedding published a book that discussed his famous father.

References

  1. ^ "Rocket Planes Visualized By New Castle Engineer". The News Journal. February 2, 1938. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alfred Loedding, 57, Succumbs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 11, 1963. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Nasa Official Dies". Daily Press. October 11, 1963. p. 44 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "Baden Student Builds Model of Lindy's Plane". The Pittsburgh Press. March 18, 1928. p. 67 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "Engineering Students Form Flying Club". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 7, 1928. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  6. "Commissions Given Three Reading Men". Reading Times. July 3, 1930. p. 13 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ambridge Man Planning Practical Flying Saucer". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1952. p. 10 – via newspapers.com.
  8. "Local Group Hears About Rocket Planes". Palladium-Item. February 24, 1939. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.
  9. "Rocket Ship To Be Shown Here Sunday". Palladium-Item. June 16, 1939. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
  10. "Large Number of Entries Expected in Design Test". Dayton Daily News. December 24, 1939. p. 17 – via newspapers.com.
  11. "'Rocketair' Wins Originality-Event". The Pittsburgh Press. May 28, 1939. p. 25 – via newspapers.com.
  12. Lehman, Milton (May 12, 1963). "This High Man: The Life of Robert H. Goddard". Farrar, Straus – via Google Books.
  13. Carter, John (April 1, 2005). Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons. Feral House. ISBN 978-1-932595-66-6 – via Google Books.
  14. Tucker, S. D. (15 June 2017). Space Oddities: Our Strange Attempts to Explain the Universe. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-6263-3.
  15. "Field Aids To Lecture At Pittsburgh College". The Journal Herald. March 30, 1949. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  16. "Patents of the Week: 9 1/2-inch Military Rocket, Unique Fuel Invented". Tallahassee Democrat. October 25, 1958. p. 10 – via newspapers.com.
  17. "Make Way For Flying Pumpkin Seed". Dayton Daily News. February 22, 1959. p. 101 – via newspapers.com.
  18. Loedding, Donald R. (March 14, 2013). Global Warming: the Iceman Cometh (And Other Cultural Takes). AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4817-2227-8 – via Google Books.
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