After graduating from
New York University in 1925 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, George remained as an instructor in Engineering for a year. He then joined the Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics in Washington, D.C. George became a Consulting Engineer in 1927, specializing in structural analysis of commercial airplanes. During this period, he authored 15 articles for
Aviation magazine which were later published in book form under the title,
Airplane stress analysis: an introductory treatise. In early 1928, George joined
Keystone Aircraft and later assumed the position of Chief Engineer for Huntington Aircraft in
Stratford, Connecticut where he designed and built two small commercial airplanes. In 1931, George was employed by the Navy Inspection Office as an Aeronautical Engineer stationed at the General Inspector of Naval Aircraft Office in New York City. In 1933, he became the resident inspector for the U.S. Navy at the Navy Aircraft Office located at
Grumman Aircraft, then in
Farmingdale, New York. In this capacity, Mr. Titterton was a "watchdog" for the Navy's interests and created numerous memos documenting suggestions for improvement in the Grumman production process as was (and still is) typical of a government agency overseeing its contractors. During his three-year stay there, he was awarded a degree in Aeronautical Engineering by New York University. During his early years at Grumman, Titterton was the project engineer for both of Grumman's Gulfhawk models. As a member of the "Top Management Review Board" for the
Apollo Lunar Module project, Mr. Titterton was influential in its engineering design decisions. When the first delivery of the lunar module did not meet NASA quality standards, George replaced
Tom Kelly as overall project manager for Grumman Corporation's Lunar Excursion Module contract with NASA. George's reputation for correcting large production problems with complex projects at Grumman made him the ideal choice to ensure the success of the Apollo Lunar Module project This book was distributed to Grumman employees at the plant. Finally, in the end of 1968, Mr. Titterton retired from Grumman, remaining as a member of its board of directors for several years afterward. George joined the Grumman retirees club and toured the country speaking at retiree club functions until a few years before his death in 1998. Mr. Titterton resided until his death on Fairview Road in the Old Lenox Hills neighborhood of Farmingdale. Works •
Airplane stress analysis: an introductory treatise (1929) (with Alexander Klemin) •
Aircraft Materials and Processes (1937,1941,1947,1951,1956) •
Alibis That Stuck (196?) – Not officially published. == References ==