Distinguished Aerospace Engineer Ashkenas Died in April

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Irving Ashkenas, distinguished aerospace engineer and co-founder of Systems Technology, Inc., passed away on 10 April 2011. He was 94 years old. Mr. Ashkenas attended the California Institute of Technology where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree and two Masters Degrees and graduated with honors in 1939. His professional career began at North American Aviation where he played a key role in the development of the P-51, one of the most famous aircraft of World War II. The original design was prone to overheating and Ashkenas developed an air inlet design that overcame this problem. During his fourteen years with Northrop Aircraft, he worked on the aerodynamics and control system design of such pioneering aircraft as the Northrop flying wings, and the P-61 and F-89 fighters.