Meet Paul E Williams, The Black Man Who Invented The Helicopter

Paul E. Williams invented the components of the “first useful helicopter” African American inventor Paul E. Williams patented the “first useful helicopter” the Lockheed Model 186 (XH-51) on the 26th of November 1962.

During World War II, Williams worked for the Navy Department as an architect.

In 1951, Williams won the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, Man of the Year award and in 1953 he received the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP for his outstanding contributions as an architect and member of the African-American community.

Williams also received honorary doctorates from Lincoln University of Missouri (doctor of science, 1941), Howard University (doctor of architecture, 1952), and the Tuskegee Institute (doctor of fine arts, 1956).

In 1956, he won an award for service, from Wisdom magazine, for “contributions to knowledge and distinguished service to mankind.”

In 1957, he became the first black member to be inducted into the AIA’s College of Fellows. An April 2, 1957 letter from the Executive Secretary of AIA, offered Williams the honor of Fellowship and membership in the College of Fellows “for your notable contribution in Public Service.”

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  2. This is utter NONSENSE.
    First, the photo you show is of Paul _R_ Williams (1894-1980), an architect from Los Angeles who had nothing to do with helicopters. You are conflating two completely different people. You MEAN Paul _E_ Williams (b. 1939), who was an engineer and inventor.
    Second, the “first useful helicopter” was Igor Sikorsky’s prototype from 1940. Literally thousands of “useful helicopters” were built between then and 1962.
    Third, the Lockheed XH-51 was an *experimental* model of which just 3 were built before the program was abandoned.

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