Charles Kaman

Charles Huron Kaman ( ; June 15, 1919 – January 31, 2011) and also in musical instrument design via the Kaman Music Corporation.

Biography Charles Huron Kaman was born in 1919 to Charles William Kaman and Mabel Davis Kaman in Washington, D.C., the son of a construction supervisor. He later attended Catholic University of America, gaining an engineering degree magna cum laude in 1940.

Helicopters Kaman's first aircraft experience was working for Igor Sikorsky. In 1945, he started his own aircraft company, Kaman Aircraft, to pursue his own designs. featuring a rounded back design. Kaman also founded Kaman Industrial Technologies, one of the largest industrial distributors in North America. He and his second wife, Roberta, created the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, and developed a breed of German Shepherd to act as guide dogs. He had three children — C. William Kaman, II; Steven W. Kaman; and Mrs. Cathleen Kaman Wood.

Death Kaman died in Bloomfield, Connecticut, on January 31, 2011, at the age of 91. Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy (1997) National Medal of Technology (1996) Naval Aviation Hall of Honor at the National Naval Aviation Museum (1996) Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal (1995) Honorary Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (1995)