Richard Coar

Richard J. Coar (May 2, 1921 – December 29, 2013^[1]), an aeronautical engineer, was a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering, elected in 1984.^[2] The American Society of Mechanical Engineers honored him with the George Westinghouse Medal in 1984, and in 1998 he received the Daniel Guggenheim Medal.^[3]

Richard John Coar
Born	(1921-05-02)May 2, 1921 Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	December 29, 2013(2013-12-29) (aged 92) Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Education	Tufts University (BS)
Occupation	Engineer
Years active	1941–1986
Employer(s)	Pratt & Whitney United Technologies
Known for	J58 turbojet for the SR-71 "Blackbird" RL10 rocket engine
Spouse(s)	Cecilie Berle -1971, her death Lucille Hicks -2013, her death
Children	Kenneth, Gregory, Candace, Andrea Tittle, Roger
Awards	George Westinghouse Medal Daniel Guggenheim Medal

He received a bachelor's degree from Tufts College in 1942.^[4] He is known for helping develop the model 304 liquid hydrogen aircraft engine^[5] and the RL10 rocket engine.^[6] He was later executive vice president at Pratt & Whitney.

His son, Ken Coar, is well known for his involvement of the launch of the Apache Foundation, a United States–based non-profit software development company.

References

1. "Richard Coar Obituary". New York Times. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
2. "Richard". nationalacademyofengineering.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
3. "Richard Coar". asme.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
4. "Richard Coar". history.nasa.gov. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
5. "Richard Coar". history.nasa.gov. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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