Del Arthur
Questionaire:
Address: 1427 Lundvall ave, Rockford, Illinois
Email: del.arthur@comcast.net
Phone: (815) 226 4764, cell (815) 509 8724
Spouse: Margaret, married 1968
Met at: We met as a blind date at Clarkson / Potsdam State. We met during my Junior year / her Freshman year. We dated for 3 years ( some long distance) and got married in 1968. Marg finished her Bachelor’s degree (without the internet) and student teaching (long distance) and graduated from Potsdam.
Kids: We have three kids. Two boys and one girl. The boys are both graduate Electrical Engineers from University of Illinois. Our daughter graduated with a teachers degree form Beloit College in Beloit Wisconsin. We have three grandchildren , all girls. They are 12, 10, and 4 years old.
Both boys work as engineers at the same company I worked at in Rockford (Sundstrand for me, Sundstrand/ Hamilton Sundstrand (part of United Technologies)/ now Collins Aerospace and soon to be Raytheon Aerospace 
Our daughter has a masters degree in education and has taught for 21 years at a Chicago Public School.
Animal: We have no pets at present. We had a cat for 12 years .
College Major: Electrical Engineering minor in Computers. I completed the General Electric “A“ course (A compression of the 4 years of engineering in two half year sessions) and a Masters in Engineering Science from Pennsylvania State University,
Career: I have worked 41.5 years in aerospace (33.5 years at Sundstrand and 8 years at General Electric) and 1.5 years in commercial product engineering at General Electric.
At General Electric I designed 400 Hz AC generators ( C-5, B52, DC-10), Dc Starter Generators (Falcon 20), Permanent Magnet generators, aircraft engine speed sensors (CFM56) for aerospace applications and a project for Knolls Atomic Labs.
At Sundstrand I helped develop their skills and manufacturing abilities to produce 12000 and 24000 rpm 400 Hz aircraft generators. I designed and supported marketing, developed, and qualified generators for aircraft from the Canadair CL600, the AirBus A300 and A310, 757, 767, to the C-17. Engineering manager for the F50, F100, JAS39 and Embraer 170. Project manager for 737 hydrarulic pump motor. I was engineering manager for the controls for the F-18, V-22, MD-80 and MD-11 aircraft. I was a project manager for the J-39, Hawkeye E2D, F35 ( JSF) generating system and the for 787 Primary and Secondary Distribution panels.
Spend Time: Yes. I spend the winter months (Oct-April) coaching middle school and High School students prepare for Science Olympic competition. I finished my son’s basement. I serve on various financial and administrative committees at church. I spend many summer months completing household projects and we have enjoyed many road trips in our convertible
Most interesting job: Managing the generating system for the Northrup Grumman Hawkeye E2D Airborne early warning and control carrier based aircraft . We replaced a 60 KVA generator with a 120 KVA generator for the same size and weight
Where lived: We have lived in Schenectady, NY, Utica, NY, Delmar, NY, Erie, Pennslyvania, Rockford, Illinois.
Interesting place visited: Carcassonne, France. This is a walled city dating back to medieval times. It is believed to have been built on the ashes of three prior medieval towns.
Greatest accomplishment since graduation : Being married for 51 years and raising three wonderful children .
Favorite hobby: Messing with electronics, computers (I have built three), photography, working with the Science Olympics kids
News that stands out: The assassination of John F Kennedy
