University of Wyoming
William M. Magruder's aviation films -- Motion pictures -- 16 mm.
William M. Magruder's aviation films -- Motion pictures -- 8 mm.
William M. Magruder was a test pilot and aeronautical engineer during the twentieth century. From 1949 to 1956, Magruder served as a test pilot and engineer for the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Division and Flight Test Center, where he test flew and supervised the engineering of a number of aircraft, including the North American F-86 Sabrejet and Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. After leaving the military in 1956, he worked for Douglas Aircraft Company (1956-1963), where he helped design and test piloted the Douglas DC-8 airliner. From 1963 to 1967, Magruder worked for Lockheed Corporation, where he supervised the design and development of the Lockheed L-1011 airliner and served as test engineer and project pilot on the company's Supersonic Transport (SST) program. From 1970 to 1971, he served as Director of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Director of SST Development.
Collection contains photographs of William M. Magruder and the aircraft he worked on and test piloted, including the North American F-86, Boeing B-52, Douglas DC-8, Lockheed L-1011, and mockups of Lockheed's and Boeing's SST projects. Collection also contains four photograph albums assembled by Magruder (which concern his work for the U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's SST project) and slides from presentations given by Magruder (concerning the designs of the Douglas DC-8, Lockheed L-1011, and SST). Collection also contains twenty-one 16 mm films and three 8 mm films concerning aircraft Magruder helped develop and test flew, including the Douglas DC-8, Lockheed L-1011, and the Lockheed SST. Three U.S. Air Force flight test reports written by Magruder, a copy of Magruder's 1975 testimony at the U.S. Department of Transportation's Concorde SST hearings, and a few artifacts are in this collecti on as well.
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There are no known other archival collections created by William M. Magruder at the date of processing.
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