John Langford
American businessman; Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 19871
Dr. John S. Langford is the Founder and CEO of Electra.aero, a startup developing hybrid electric aircraft for regional mobility, flying the Electra EL-2 Goldfinch as a demonstrator.2
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About
He managed the MIT Daedalus human powered aircraft project while he was a student at MIT.
He founded Aurora Flight Sciences in 1989.
He was elected President of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in April 2017.
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Companies
- Aurora Flight SciencesChief executive officer 1989 to Jan 202010
- Aurora Flight SciencesFounder 198910
- Electra.AeroFounder 202011
- Athena TechnologiesFounder 199812
Early life and education
- Date not recordedMassachusetts Institute of Technology3
Langford received his Ph.D. from MIT in the field of aeronautics and public policy. He also received Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in aeronautics and astronautics and a Master of Science in defense policy and arms control from MIT.
He founded Aurora Flight Sciences in 1989 in order to design and manufacture high altitude UAVs that could be used for global climate change research, and was its President and C.E.O.
In 2004, Langford received Virginia’s Outstanding Industrialist award for his contribution to business development in Virginia.
In April 2017, John Langford was elected President of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Aurora Flight Sciences was sold to Boeing in 2017.
In 2018, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for the application of autonomy and robotics to the design, development, production, and operation of advanced aircraft.
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Career
Occupation: military flight engineer, engineer.8
- Since 2020Founder, Electra.Aero4 5
- 1998 to 2008Founder, Athena Technologies4 5
- 1989 to 2020Founder, chief executive officer, Aurora Flight Sciences4 5
- Date not recordedFounded Electra.Aero6
- Date not recordedFounded Aurora Flight Sciences7
Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States9
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- 12WikidataAthena Technologies, Founder