William Hawley Bowlus (May 8, 1896 – August 27, 1967) was an American designer, engineer and builder of aircraft (especially gliders) and recreational vehicles in the 1930s and 1940s. Today he is most widely known for his creation of the world's first aluminum travel trailer, the Bowlus Road Chief, which Airstream imitated in 1936 to create the Clipper. This followed his prior famed work as the Superintendent of Construction on Charles Lindbergh's aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis. He also designed and constructed the innovative but unsuccessful XCG-16A experimental military glider ordered by the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943, appearing as XCG-16 in the list of Vincent Burnelli airplanes. In popular culture he is usually referred to as Hawley Bowlus.
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| - William Hawley Bowlus (8 maggio 1896 – 27 agosto 1967) è stato un ingegnere, progettista e imprenditore statunitense, costruttore di aerei, specialmente alianti, e camper tra gli anni trenta e quaranta. (it)
- William Hawley Bowlus (May 8, 1896 – August 27, 1967) was an American designer, engineer and builder of aircraft (especially gliders) and recreational vehicles in the 1930s and 1940s. Today he is most widely known for his creation of the world's first aluminum travel trailer, the Bowlus Road Chief, which Airstream imitated in 1936 to create the Clipper. This followed his prior famed work as the Superintendent of Construction on Charles Lindbergh's aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis. He also designed and constructed the innovative but unsuccessful XCG-16A experimental military glider ordered by the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943, appearing as XCG-16 in the list of Vincent Burnelli airplanes. In popular culture he is usually referred to as Hawley Bowlus. (en)
- William Hawley Bowlus (8 mai 1896 – 27 août 1967 ) est un concepteur, ingénieur et constructeur américain d'avions (en particulier de planeurs) et de véhicules de loisirs dans les années 1930 et 1940. Aujourd'hui, il est surtout connu pour sa création de la première caravane de voyage en aluminium au monde, la Bowlus Road Chief, qu'Airstream a imité en 1936 pour créer le Clipper. Cela fait suite à son célèbre travail antérieur en tant que surintendant de la construction sur l'avion de Charles Lindbergh, le Spirit of St. Louis. Il a également conçu et construit le planeur militaire expérimental innovant mais infructueux XCG-16A commandé par l'US Army Air Corps en 1943, apparaissant sous le nom de XCG-16 dans la liste des avions Vincent Burnelli. Dans la culture populaire, il est généralemen (fr)
- William Hawley Bowlus, född 8 maj 1896, död 27 augusti 1967, var en amerikansk pilot, flygtekniker och segelflygpionjär. Bowlus var teknikern bakom Charles Lindberghs Spirit of St. Louis. Hans intresse övergick mer till segelflyg i slutet av 1920-talet. Han startade 1929 en segelflygskola vid Cape Cod i Massachusetts norr om New York, där använde han sig av de metoder som utarbetats vid Rositten i Tyskland. Tillsammans med Wolf Hirth drev han även Bowlus-Hirth Soaring Schools på Long Island. Tillsammans med en av sina flygelever Richard du Pont startade han 1930 Bowlus-du Pont Sailplane Company i San Fernando Kalifornien. Till fabriken knöt man 1932 Martin Schempp som konstruktör. I fabriken tillverkade man olika Albatross varianter. Företagets först tillverkade flygplan finns idag utställ (sv)
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| - William Hawley Bowlus (May 8, 1896 – August 27, 1967) was an American designer, engineer and builder of aircraft (especially gliders) and recreational vehicles in the 1930s and 1940s. Today he is most widely known for his creation of the world's first aluminum travel trailer, the Bowlus Road Chief, which Airstream imitated in 1936 to create the Clipper. This followed his prior famed work as the Superintendent of Construction on Charles Lindbergh's aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis. He also designed and constructed the innovative but unsuccessful XCG-16A experimental military glider ordered by the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943, appearing as XCG-16 in the list of Vincent Burnelli airplanes. In popular culture he is usually referred to as Hawley Bowlus. Bowlus was an expert at soaring flight and at building gliders, established numerous records, trained many of America's earliest glider pilots, and gave gliding lessons to both Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. In 1930 he and Lindbergh glided at various locations in California. Most notably Point Loma in San Diego California where Bowlus conducted many of his flights and tests. Charles Lindbergh established a regional distance record for gliders by flying in a Bowlus sailplane from Mount Soledad in La Jolla to Del Mar, making use of the lift at the Torrey Pines Gliderport. Anne Morrow Lindbergh also flew in a Bowlus sailplane from Mount Soledad and became the first woman in the United States to receive a "first class" glider license (Maxine Dunlap had preceded her in becoming the first woman in the United States to receive a glider license of any kind, a "third class" glider license). Bowlus was also the first American to break Orville Wright's 1911 soaring duration record in an American designed and built sailplane. Bowlus was inducted into the Soaring Hall of Fame in 1954. (en)
- William Hawley Bowlus (8 mai 1896 – 27 août 1967 ) est un concepteur, ingénieur et constructeur américain d'avions (en particulier de planeurs) et de véhicules de loisirs dans les années 1930 et 1940. Aujourd'hui, il est surtout connu pour sa création de la première caravane de voyage en aluminium au monde, la Bowlus Road Chief, qu'Airstream a imité en 1936 pour créer le Clipper. Cela fait suite à son célèbre travail antérieur en tant que surintendant de la construction sur l'avion de Charles Lindbergh, le Spirit of St. Louis. Il a également conçu et construit le planeur militaire expérimental innovant mais infructueux XCG-16A commandé par l'US Army Air Corps en 1943, apparaissant sous le nom de XCG-16 dans la liste des avions Vincent Burnelli. Dans la culture populaire, il est généralement appelé Hawley Bowlus. Depuis 1957, Hawley Bowlus est intronisé au Soaring Hall of Fame, qui reconnaît les personnes qui ont contribué à l'essor du vol à voile aux États-Unis. (fr)
- William Hawley Bowlus (8 maggio 1896 – 27 agosto 1967) è stato un ingegnere, progettista e imprenditore statunitense, costruttore di aerei, specialmente alianti, e camper tra gli anni trenta e quaranta. (it)
- William Hawley Bowlus, född 8 maj 1896, död 27 augusti 1967, var en amerikansk pilot, flygtekniker och segelflygpionjär. Bowlus var teknikern bakom Charles Lindberghs Spirit of St. Louis. Hans intresse övergick mer till segelflyg i slutet av 1920-talet. Han startade 1929 en segelflygskola vid Cape Cod i Massachusetts norr om New York, där använde han sig av de metoder som utarbetats vid Rositten i Tyskland. Tillsammans med Wolf Hirth drev han även Bowlus-Hirth Soaring Schools på Long Island. Tillsammans med en av sina flygelever Richard du Pont startade han 1930 Bowlus-du Pont Sailplane Company i San Fernando Kalifornien. Till fabriken knöt man 1932 Martin Schempp som konstruktör. I fabriken tillverkade man olika Albatross varianter. Företagets först tillverkade flygplan finns idag utställt på National Soaring Museum på toppen av nära staden Elmira. Bowlus valdes in i det amerikanska Soaring Hall of Fame 1954. (sv)
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