Franklin Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Powered-Lift Field

(formerly named "Outstanding VTOL Research" award)

Given to an individual or group for significant contribution to powered-lift technology (other than helicopters).

Franklin Award Recipients

• 2011: Carlos Malpica
• 2010: Wayne Johnson
• 2009: Chris Blanken and Bill Decker
• 2008: UH-60 LRTA/NFAC Check-out Test Team, led by Mark Betzina (USAF AEDC), Patrick Shinoda (Army AFDD), Thomas Norman (NASA) and Jeffrey Johnson (Jacobs Technology)
• 2007: Cecil W. Acree
• 2006:
• 2004/2005: Larry Young
• 2003:
• 2002: William S. Hindson
• 2001: James A. Franklin
• 2000: no award given (formerly named "Outstanding VTOL Research" award)
• 1999: no award given
• 1998: no award given
• 1997: no award given
• 1996: James A. Franklin
• 1995: John Foster, Ernesto Moralez III, Delamar Watson, Gordon Hardy
• 1994: James A. Franklin, Walter E. McNeill, William W.Y. Chung
• 1993: Larry Birckelbaw