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unusual facts about Nicole M. Christie


Nicole M. Christie

Nicole M. Christie is the acting Communications Manager for North America at H&M.


Deborah P. Christie

Deborah P. Christie was US Assistant Secretary of the Navy from March 16, 1994 to March 12, 1998.

Energy–maneuverability theory

He teamed with mathematician Thomas Christie at Eglin Air Force Base to use the base's high-speed computer to compare the performance envelopes of U.S. and Soviet aircraft from the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Fighter Mafia

The Fighter Mafia was a controversial group of U.S. Air Force officers and civilian defense analysts who, in the 1970s, advocated the use of John Boyd and Thomas P. Christie's Energy-Maneuverability (E-M) theory as the sole driver in designing fighter aircraft.

Boyd, defense analysts Tom Christie and Pierre Sprey, and test pilot Col. Everest Riccioni and aeronautical engineer Harry Hillaker formed the core of the self-dubbed "Fighter Mafia" which worked behind the scenes in the late 1960s to pursue a lightweight fighter as an alternative to the F-15.

William Christie

William J. Christie (1824-1899), Canadian politician and Hudson's Bay Company employee


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