"Richard Travis Whitcomb (February 21, 1921 \u2013 October 13, 2009) was an American aeronautical engineer who was noted for his significant contributions to the science of aerodynamics."@en . . . . . . . . . "Richard T. Whitcomb"@en . . "1921-02-21"^^ . . . . "Richard Travis Whitcomb (February 21, 1921 \u2013 October 13, 2009) was an American aeronautical engineer who was noted for his significant contributions to the science of aerodynamics."@en . "2009-10-13"^^ . . . . "Richard T. Whitcomb"@en . . . . . . . . "Newport News, Virginia"@en . . . "Whitcomb in front of the area-ruled Convair F-106 used by NASA for flight research, on its retirement in 1991"@en . .