James Raisbeck, Engineer, Philanthropist, Dies At 84

James Raisbeck
James Raisbeck once told a group that he “could see air.” While that was not quite true, he had an uncanny talent for visualizing how airflows over wings and around airframes create lift and drag and how to create aircraft modifications that would improve aerodynamic performance. Raisbeck died Aug...
Angus Batey

Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009, reporting on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.

Fred George

Fred is a senior editor and chief pilot with Business & Commercial Aviation and Aviation Week's chief aircraft evaluation pilot. He has flown left seat in virtually every turbine-powered business jet produced in the past three decades.

Subscription Required

 

James Raisbeck, Engineer, Philanthropist, Dies At 84 is published in The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.

Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to The Weekly of Business Aviation through your company? Login with your existing email and password.

Not a member?  Learn how you can access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what's happening in the business aviation community.