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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By T. Rees Shapiro / The Bulletin
October 17, 2009
Mechanical engineer Richard Whitcomb, 88, who died of pneumonia Tuesday in Newport News, Va., changed the way we fly today with three design innovations that made airplanes fly farther and faster using less fuel.
His contributions, for which he won the most prestigious prize in aviation, focused....