Eugene E. Covert

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Eugene Edzards Covert (February 6, 1926 – January 15, 2015) was an aeronautics specialist born in Rapid City, South Dakota credited with the world's first practical wind tunnel magnetic suspension system, and was a member of the Rogers Commission. In the 1970s he was the chief scientist of the US Air Force and technical director of the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development.

Education

Covert graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1946. He received a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering in 1948. In 1958, he received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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