Designer/Author

Biography: Born and raised in Western New York State and has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. His first employment was at GM Styling, then with GM Defense Research Laboratories, to design lunar vehicles. Later he worked with Sundberg-Ferar on L-1011 interiors; then Rohr Industries/Goodrich Aerostructures on mass transit systems, surface-effects ships, X-33 and aircraft engine nacelle and thrust reverser systems. He is semi-retired and lives with his wife in San Diego, California, while continuing to work at Goodrich Aerostructures in R&D.

Location:
San Diego, CA

Book: Of Firebirds & Moonmen: A Designer's Story from the Golden Age(2007)

Articles written by Norman J James:
Firebird III
Firebird III – Mesa, AZ 1958. Filming for Motorama