IKE HOOVER 1980 - 1984? ENGINEER DEN OB for Ike Hoover in Den a couple weeks ago? Any body got any details? -BJ Blackerby (7/7/10) I don't have any info on Ike. By OB, do you mean obituary? What position & years did he have at FL? What was his full name and maybe I can find something. Regards, -Jake Lamkins (7/7/10) This is all the info I have to date. Assume that you received the same from Otto. -Don Mueller (7/8/10) --------------------------------- Ike peacefully passed away last night July 3rd about 11PM. Service has not been announced at this date. -Otto Smith Hi Otto, Do you have more info on Ike? Is the last name Hover or Hoover? Where did he work at FL? -Jake Lamkins (7/8/10) Isaac (Ike) Hoover was employed in the early '60s by AA in TUL as an engineer. He was fired at AA because of a disagreement with AA's management. (can you imagine that). He left the airlines for a job with FAA in DCA. After many years in DC he was transferred to DEN as the # 2 man in the FAA's Rocky Mt. Regional office when it opened in the early 70s. In the mid seventies, FL was attempting to get approval to operate B737s into JAC which was going to require an act of Congress because of the noise concerns. FL's Bill Wayne met Ike and made a job for him at FL in the engineering dept under Bill Durlin. Ike was forced to retire from FL '84?, just before the "designed collapse". In 1987 after CO reopened FL's DEN hangar as their major maint. center, they wisely hired Ike as a Sr.Structural Engineer here in DEN until his CO retirement in the early 90s. Ike was a good personal friend of mine and neighbor and I'll miss him. He was an excellent wood worker and produced many fancy wooden bowls. We had many lunches together and house visits. We swapped many old "airline WAR" and industry horror stories. Mine started in the late 50s. Ike's went back to the early 50s, so we had allot in common and similar backgrounds. However, Ike was a Navy pilot just after the war. In the late 40s, he flew tow targets missions in TBMs (Turkeys) out of Guam. He was a graduate of K State under the GI Bill ??(I don't remember all the dates and details exactly). -Otto Smith (7/9/10) Thanks for the info, Otto. I'll start working on his memorial webpage. Send his obituary when you see it and a pic if you have one. -Jake Lamkins (7/9/10) IKE HOOVER DENEE, Engineering & Quality Control No title given per Jan 1982 & Jan 1983 FL Quick Reference Directories. -Jake Lamkins (7/9/10) March 30, 1986 This is how The LA Times Calculated Fleet Age From a Boeing publication entitled "World Jet Airplane Inventory," ages of individual aircraft were computed based on the year they went into U.S. commercial service. Aircraft that were sold abroad or imported from abroad were also taken into account. Compiled Service Difficulty Reports and Airworthiness Directives All SDRs filed with the FAA's Safety Data Branch over five years were obtained. These experts were retained by The Times for technical assistance: Jerry J. Presba, aeronautical engineer; FAA designated airworthiness representative; retired FAA technical support chief and regional service difficulty coordinator. Isaac H. Hoover, airlines structures engineer; FAA designated engineering representative; retired FAA deputy regional director and program manager for airframe safety research and development. James M. Dimin, retired airline manager of fleet reliability and power-plant engineering; former engineering specialist and design specialist. -http://articles.latimes.com/1986-03-30/news/mn-1640_1 (7/9/10) April 03, 1986 Only Luck Saved Plane, Experts on Aeronautics Say Only luck saved TWA's Flight 840 after a 10-foot hole was blasted in the jetliner's side by an explosive device during a flight over Greece, air safety experts and aeronautical engineers said Wednesday. The Boeing 727 aircraft was descending and at an altitude of 15,000 feet when the bomb went off, triggering an explosive decompression in the pressurized passenger compartment and blowing out four passengers. "An aircraft is exactly like a balloon, and once you get a hole in a balloon, it doesn't just deflate. It explodes," said Isaac Hoover, an airframe engineer and airline industry consultant. "I think they are very fortunate," he said of the surviving passengers and crew members. -http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-03/news/mn-2599_1_aeronautical-engineers (7/9/10) Posted at the FL Club: Engineer Ike Hoover has died I got a forwarded email that said: Ike peacefully passed away last night July 3rd about 11PM. Service has not been announced at this date. Does anyone have more info on Ike? -Jake Lamkins (7/11/10) Not sure whats happening with Ike's service, been out of town. I havent seen an obit yet. I'll call his wife this week. -Otto Smith (7/13/10) Hi Jake...I saw Ike Hoover's wife yesterday. She said no obit was sent, they had private family service. I don't think any other info will be released. This is rather strange since he had so many good friends. She said he was listed on the mortuary's website www.HoranCares.com. I haven't checked that site yet. If I get any more info, you'll get it. -Otto Smith (7/23/10) Thanks, Otto, I found an obit at the Horan website which I've attached. -Jake Lamkins (7/23/10) OBITUARY Issac H. Hoover Born in Blue Rapids, Kansas on Sep. 3, 1925 Departed on Jul. 4, 2010 and resided in Aurora, CO. Isaac H. Hoover, 84, died peacefully July 4, 2010 in Aurora, CO. "Ike" was born in Kansas on September 3, 1925 and raised by his mother and father, Maxine and Foster. He got his wings as a fighter pilot in the Navy - which began his career in aeronautical engineering. Ike spent many years with the FAA in Washington D.C. and transferred to Denver as Deputy Director of the Rocky Mountain Region. After retiring from the FAA in 1980, he enjoyed working for Frontier and Continental Airlines, designing structural repairs to planes. Ike loved woodworking, travel and four-wheeling in the mountains of Colorado. A wonderful father and husband, he was well loved by his family: wife of 23 years, Rosalie; children Cindy, Betsy, Ruth, John (Mary), Karen and Elizabeth; grandchildren Seth, Laura, Tyler, Kinsey, Dani, and Isaac; great grandson Foster; sister Phyllis, and former wife Elizabeth. He was preceded in death by his brother, Richard. Ever since he was investigating a major plane crash in bitterly cold conditions and the Salvation Army was there providing generous assistance, this charity has been his favorite. In lieu of flowers or other gifts, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Salvation Army. There will be a family service in August. GUESTBOOK There are two things I remember most when I think about Uncle Ike. First, he always made me feel like a member of the family. He always took to time to talk with me during family gatherings, and I felt welcomed. Next, I enjoyed watching him with his niece, Karen. I could see there was a special connection there. He teased her and listened to her and made her laugh. What a loving relationship. I learned a lot about life from watching Uncle Ike. Bob Gauen, Aurora, CO -HoranCares.com (7/23/10)