John Gregory Roncz (born 1948) is an inventor, businessman, computer expert, book author, and aerodynamicist. Roncz designed the sail for the racing yacht Stars and Stripes, which won the 1988

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, and worked on

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aircraft. Roncz thoroughly researched airfoils and the aerodynamics thereof, contributing greatly to the modern understanding of airfoil performance.

External links

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Wingtip for a General Aviation Aircraft (patent application) - John Roncz

References

*''Wing Man'' (David Noland, ''Air & Space'', December 1990/January 1991, pp. 34–40) Aviation pioneers 1948 births People from Indiana American aerospace engineers American aviators Aviation inventors Living people {{Aviation-bio-stub