When was the lead designer of the Lockheed Starfighter born?
February 27, 1910
Title: Kelly Johnson (engineer)
Passage: Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson (February 27, 1910 – December 21, 1990) was an American aeronautical and systems engineer.  He is recognized for his contributions to a series of important aircraft designs, most notably the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird.  Besides the first production aircraft to exceed Mach 3, he also produced the first fighter capable of Mach 2, the United States' first operational jet fighter, as well as the first U.S. fighter to exceed 400 mph, and many other contributions to a large number of aircraft.  As a member and first team leader of the Lockheed Skunk Works, Johnson worked for more than four decades and is said to have been an "organizing genius".  He played a leading role in the design of over forty aircraft, including several honored with the prestigious Collier Trophy, acquiring a reputation as one of the most talented and prolific aircraft design engineers in the history of aviation.  In 2003, as part of its commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight, "Aviation Week & Space Technology" ranked Johnson 8th on its list of the top 100 "most important, most interesting, and most influential people" in the first century of aerospace.  Hall Hibbard, Johnson's Lockheed boss, referring to Johnson's Swedish ancestry once remarked to Ben Rich: "That damned Swede can actually see air."
Title: Gerhard Neumann Museum
Passage: The Gerhard Neumann Museum is an aviation museum located in the German village of Niederalteich in Bavaria.  The museum chronicles the work of German aero engine designer, Gerhard Neumann, in particular the General Electric J79 turbojet and Lockheed F-104 Starfighter which this engine powered.  Many aerospace exhibits are on display including fixed-wing aircraft and aircraft engines.
Title: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Passage: The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which later became widely used as an attack aircraft.  It was originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF), but became widely used by US Allies around the world, and produced by several other NATO nations.  One of the Century Series of fighter aircraft, it was operated by the air forces of more than a dozen nations from 1958 to 2004.  Its design team was led by Kelly Johnson, who contributed to the development of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Lockheed U-2, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and other Lockheed aircraft.
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Kelly Johnson (engineer)