Isaac M. Laddon

Isaac Machlin Laddon (25 December 1894 – 14 January 1976) was an American aeronautical engineer and designer.
He joined Consolidated Aircraft Company as Chief Engineer in 1927. His designs inclosed the Admiral Flying Boat of 1928, the first in a sequence of famous Consolidated seaplanes that evolved into the highly regarded PBY Catalina of which a absolute of 3,282 were constructed.His B-24 Liberator had both the largest production hasten of any World War II hero, and is still listed as the most-produced multi-engined aircraft of any stamp in history. He was also responsible for designing the streamlined Convair airliners used by commercial airlines throughout the earth.