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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], F. Edward McLean Papers, Ms1990-054, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The papers were donated to Special Collections in October 1990.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the F. Edward McLean Papers was completed in November 2012.

Biographical Note

Francis Edward McLean graduated from Louisiana Polytechnic institute (B.S. Math-Physics, 1948). Beginning in 1948, McLean held several positions and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), including principal aerodynamic evaluator and consultant in the U.S. Supersonic Transport Program (1963-1969), head of the Langley Research Center's Aero-Thermo Section (1968-1971), aeronautical manager and head of the NASA Supersonic Technology Office (1974-1978). McLean was presented with patent awards in 1966 and 1968 for supersonic airplane design and is the author of Supersonic Cruise Technology (Washington D.C., NASA, 1985). He retired from NASA in 1978.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of NASA papers related to Francis Edward McLean's work in aerospace engineering. McLean's work at NASA specialized in supersonic aerodynamic design and analysis, and high-speed management. The papers consist of writings by McLean, NASA and NACA-related news clippings, correspondence and inter-office NASA memos, patents, technical reports, presentation materials, photographs, awards, and citations. 

Arrangement

Folders in the collection are arranged alphabetically by title/material type.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Aerospace engineers
• Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)
• Science and Technology
• United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
• United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the F. Edward McLean Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).