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Patent documents for an airplane yaw damper (patent no. 2,672,307), designed by William H. Cook, Jr., Calvin E. Pfafman, and George S. Schairer, March 16, 1954. Includes a written description of the mechanism, diagrams, and a list of related patents. Five (5) pages.
List of personnel in the Flight and Aerodynamics Division, October 1, 1942. Notable names include Edmund T. Allen, William H. Cook, Jr., Lloyd T. Goodmanson, and George S. Schairer. Two (2) typed pages.
Inscription in top-left corner: "W.H.C."
Eulogy titled "A tribute to George Schairer," written by William H. Cook, Jr., December 2004. Pays tribute to Schairer's career at Boeing and his influence on the development of jet transport. Three (3) typed pages.
Manuscript titled "A brief history of airplane surface controls and the means of actuation at Boeing," written by William H. Cook, Jr., August 30, 1985. Addresses different flight control surfaces used at Boeing and the development of new ones over the course of Cook's career. References a number of aircraft, including the Lockheed Constellation, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, the Boeing 707 and 727,…
Select pages from one of William H. Cook, Jr.'s pilot logbooks, 1952. Includes aircraft and flight details such as dates, locations, certificate numbers, and remarks. One entry indicates that Cook flew with George S. Schairer in his Grumman G-44 Widgeon on February 24, 1952. Two (2) pages.Part of Cook's private pilot logbook, 1946-1972.