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\u201cJames Raisbeck\u2019s impact on aviation is enormous and\nenduring. His legacy extends from\naircraft innovations to aviation institutions that educate and inspire,\nincluding the Raisbeck Aviation High School,\u201d said NBAA President and CEO Ed\nBolen. \u201cNBAA was proud to recognize James with our Meritorious Service to\nAviation Award in 2002.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raisbeck partnered with Dee Howard in the 1970s and developed the Howard\/Raisbeck Mark II mod for the Learjet. \u201cIt was a very successful collaboration, and they became close, lifelong friends,\u201d said Wayne Fagan, Chair of the Dee Howard Foundation. \u201cJames joined the DHF Industry Advisory Council and was a supporter of DHF. We will miss him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Raisbeck began his career in 1954 as a U.S. Air Force flight\nengineer and maintenance technician. He earned a B.S. in aeronautical\nengineering from Purdue University in 1961, then joined Boeing as a research\naerodynamicist. He left the OEM in 1969 to become president and chief engineer\nof Robertson Aircraft Corp., a Bellevue, WA company known for its short takeoff\nand landing kits for general aviation aircraft. In 1973, he founded Raisbeck\nEngineering, a Seattle-based company that integrates advanced technology into\nexisting business and commercial aircraft to increase their productivity and\nprofitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raisbeck\u2019s engineering and aerodynamic innovations for\nbusiness aircraft include several Learjet wing enhancements, an aft fuselage\nlocker for the Learjet 30 series, multiple aerodynamic and engine modifications\nfor King Airs, as well as several improvements for Sabreliners. His company\u2019s\nCommercial Air Group also produced enhancements for Boeing and Airbus aircraft.\nRaisbeck also developed the concept of a secure cockpit door prior to the\nevents of Sept. 11. Today, thousands of aircraft worldwide fly with Raisbeck\nEngineering modifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A member of NBAA since 1982, Raisbeck received numerous\naccolades, including the 2002 the NBAA Award for Meritorious Service to\nAviation for lifetime achievement, Pro Pilot Magazine\u2019s Entrepreneur of the\nYear in 1999, the Living Legends Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award in 2008,\nplus additional honors from the American Institute of Aeronautics and\nAstronautics, Purdue University and the National Air and Space Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raisbeck also was a well-known philanthropist who funded\nfull scholarships for many aviation students. He also supported numerous\norganizations in the Seattle area, including the Museum of Flight. The Raisbeck\nAviation High School, which he helped establish in the Seattle suburb of\nTukwila in 2013, was particularly close to his heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The High School\u2014located across the street from the museum\nand adjacent Boeing Field, is an early adopter of the AOPA Foundation\u2019s You Can\nFly High School Aviation STEM Curriculum and has been recognized as one of the\ntop high schools in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is survived by his wife Sherry, two daughters, a son,\nfour grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NBAA, AOPA, the Museum of Flight and the Dee Howard Foundation were among the groups noting the passing of James D. Raisbeck, CEO of Raisbeck Engineering, who died last week at the age of 84. Raisbeck\u2019s 67-year career was built upon using his knowledge of fluid dynamics to create products that reduced drag, enhance overall […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19380"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19387,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19380\/revisions\/19387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}