T. Claude Ryan
Tubal Claude Ryan (January 3, 1898 – September 11, 1982) was an American aviator born in Parsons, Kansas.Ryan began his flying career in 1917 when he enrolled in the American School of Aviation in Venice, California.His flying service operated in San Diego using a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny for joy-rides, flight instruction and charter trips.In March 1925, Ryan Airlines, Inc. started flying passengers on round trip flights between San Diego and Los Angeles.Ryan And Bowlus completed their own plans and construction, while Jack Northrop, employed by Donald Douglas, worked weekends redesigning key aspects of the M-1.[3]: 208–210 Later, during World War II, Ryan developed the FR-1 Fireball mixed jet/piston power carrier-based fighter of which 66 were delivered to the US Navy.Despite there being no connection beyond T. Claude Ryan having founded both, Teledyne-Ryan continues to be claimed as the successor of the company that built the Spirit of St. Louis.
Parsons, KansasaviatorVenice, CaliforniaOregon State CollegeUnited States Army Air CorpsMarch FieldCurtiss JN-4Hawley BowlusStandard J-1Hispano-SuizaDouglas CloudsterRyan M-1mail planeCharles LindberghSpirit of St. LouisRyan Broughamflying schoolRyan AeronauticalGreat Lakes 2T-1 biplanesCivilian Pilot Training ProgramWorld War IItrainer aircraftRyan STS-C Sports CoupeYO-51 DragonflyFR-1 FireballXF2R-1 Dark SharkNorth American NavionFirebeevertical take off and landing aircraftX-13 VertijetVZ-3 VertiplaneXV-5 VertifanXV-8 Flexible Wing Aerial Utility VehicleTeledyneAH-64 ApacheNorthrop GrummanRyan ST-100 Cloudstermotor glidertype certifiedSan Diego, CaliforniaPresidential Certificate of MeritHoratio Alger AwardInternational Aerospace Hall of FameAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNational Aviation Hall of FameSociety of Experimental Test PilotsWayback MachineSoaring MagazineFederal Aviation AdministrationRyan Airline CompanyStandard JCloudsterNYP (Spirit of St. Louis)BroughamFoursomeNavionYPT-16AAM-A-1 FirebirdAQM-34AQM-91YQM-98Model 147Scaled CompositesADM-160 MALDAGM-88E AARGMAGM-88G AARGM-ERAntares (rocket)AN/AAQ-37AN/ALQ-153AN/APG-77AN/APG-78 LongbowAN/APG-80AN/APG-81AN/APG-83AN/APG-85AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radarAN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented RadarAN/ZPY-1Battlefield Airborne Communications NodeCygnus (spacecraft)Ground Based Strategic DeterrentJames Webb Space TelescopeMESA radarMission Extension VehicleNorthrop BQM-74 ChukarNorthrop Grumman B-2 SpiritNorthrop Grumman B-21 RaiderNorthrop Grumman E-2 HawkeyeNorthrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARSNorthrop Grumman EA-6B ProwlerNorthrop Grumman MQ-4C TritonNorthrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire ScoutNorthrop Grumman RQ-4 Global HawkNautilus Deep Space ObservatoryNorthrop Grumman GuardianGrummanLitton IndustriesNorthrop CorporationLos Angeles AssemblyNorthrop Grumman Electronic SystemsSperry Marine Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman Ship SystemsIngalls ShipbuildingNewport News ShipbuildingThe Apprentice SchoolOrbital ATKNorthrop Grumman Innovation SystemsXetronJack NorthropLeroy GrummanWesley G. BushBurt RutanKathy J. Warden