# Jim Drake

> American aerospace engineer (1929–2012)

**Wikidata**: [Q3178786](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3178786)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Drake_(engineer))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jim-drake-q3178786-2


## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. [Source](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/business/jim-drake-creator-of-the-windsurfer-dies-at-83.html)
3. [Jim Drake dies at 83; aeronautical engineer created the Windsurfer](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-jim-drake-20120702,0,3107790.story)