Marta Bohn-Meyer
Marta Bohn-Meyer | |
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| Born | 18 August 1957 |
| Died | 18 September 2005(aged 48) |
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| Institutions | Dryden Flight Research Center |
Marta Bohn-Meyer(18 August 1957 – 18 September 2005) was an Americanpilotandengineer.
Marta Bohn-Meyer was born inAmityville, New York.[1]Marta Bohn-Meyer served as chiefengineerof theNASADryden Flight Research Center.Bohn-Meyer was involved in a variety of research projects at NASA — she was the first female crewmember assigned to theLockheed SR-71,serving asnavigatorduring studies ofaerodynamicsandpropulsionthat used the SR-71 as a testbed. She was also project manager in a study of advancedlaminar flowwing design using theGeneral Dynamics F-16XLaircraft.[2]
Bohn-Meyer was an accomplishedUnlimited aerobaticpilot, and was twice a member of the United States Unlimited Aerobatic Team. She also served as Team Manager in 2005.[3] Bohn-Meyer died while practicing for the 2005U.S. National Aerobatic Championshipswhen the Giles 300 aerobatic aircraft she was piloting crashed inYukon, Oklahoma,near theClarence E. Page Municipal Airport.The cause of the crash was deemed to be from catastrophic failure of the front hinge of the canopy - which apparently incapacitated her and led to the crash.[4]
Her husband was Robert R. Meyer, Jr., a project manager and flight test engineer at Dryden.[4][5]
Bohn-Meyer was a 1979 graduate fromRensselaer Polytechnic Institutein Troy, N.Y. At that time she met her husband, Bob Meyer, during an internship at NASA. In addition to excelling in her aerospace career, Bohn-Meyer served as a role model to young girls interested in technical career fields. She could often be found in classrooms encouraging young women to explore career fields that have so long been dominated by men.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"Marta Bohn-Meyer, 48; Pilot, Flight Engineer".Los Angeles Times.2005-09-20.Retrieved2020-05-02.
- ^NASA."Women of NASA".Archived fromthe originalon September 30, 2006.Retrieved2009-02-22.
- ^NTSB."NTSB report".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-24.Retrieved2009-02-22.
- ^abSylvia E. Pierson, Dryden X-Press, V.43, Iss.1 (2001-01-31)."The sky is not the limit".DFRC.Archived fromthe originalon January 13, 2005.Retrieved2009-02-22.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^"Robert R. Meyer, Jr".Dryden Flight Research Center-Biographies.NASA.2008-04-16.Retrieved2010-03-26.
- ^"NASA - A tribute to Bohn-Meyer, 1957-2005".nasa.gov.Retrieved2020-03-06.
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- 1957 births
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- Accidental deaths in Oklahoma
- Aerobatic pilots
- American women aviators
- Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
- 20th-century American engineers
- 20th-century American women engineers
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2005
- 21st-century American women