01/04/2026
It’s and we are asking you to name the person here. Beginning his aviation career at Travel Air, he would be a lead designer on the Mystery Ship. This man, following his time at Travel Air would work for Lockheed and Boeing. He opened an aviation design company with his brothers in Wichita, and even had a small runway operation in east Wichita. Rip Gooch would take over operations at this location in the 1950’s. In fact, Rip’s plane is owned by the Kansas Aviation Museum.
Who is this man - in the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame?