Joe Sutter

[6] In 1940, Sutter took a summer job at Boeing Plant 2 while studying aeronautical engineering at the University of Washington.Sutter served as a junior officer aboard the destroyer escort USS Edward H. Allen (DE-531) in the U.S. Navy during World War II.[8] Sutter's final job was as executive vice president for commercial airplane engineering and product development when he retired from Boeing in 1986.He was also selected as a recipient of the International Air Cargo Association's 2002 Hall of Fame Award and was an engineering sales consultant.The book details Sutter's tenure as chief engineer of the development of the 747 and elaborates on its design, manufacturing, testing, certification, and delivery to the world's airlines.
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