Charles Joseph Fletcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Joseph Fletcher

American businessman

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1922

Place of Birth: Franklin, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 20-Apr-2011

Profession: engineer, inventor, aerospace engineer, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Charles Joseph Fletcher (December 21, 1922 – April 20, 2011) was an American inventor and the owner and chief executive of an aeronautical equipment manufacturing and engineering company, Technology General Corporation, in Franklin, New Jersey.
While a naval aviator he came up with the idea of the "Glidemobile", a vehicle using air for support.
This was not made public until used in defence in a patent claim from British manufacturers of hovercraft, Fletcher holds over seventy patents.