Ed Woll

Ed Woll (died 2010) was an American Engineer who developed the first modern gas turbine engines for General Electric.

Woll led development of the T58, T64, and T700 Turboshaft engines. Woll also led the F404, F101, F110 Turbojet military engines and GE27, and CFM56 civilian engines.

Early life

In 1946 Woll worked at the Power Plant Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Field in Dayton, Ohio and Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Woll developed the afterburner for the J35 engine, later developing the J47 variable afterburner.

GE career

Woll led the General Electric T58 and T64 helicopter and turboprop engine programs starting in 1953 with innovations such as corrosion-resistant high-temperature coatings.

Woll was a lead in developing the J85, CJ610, and CF700 engines which enabled lightweight jet fighters, such as the Northrop F-5, Northrop T-38 trainers, and early business jets like the LearJet and Fanjet Falcon. Woll resisted the urge to consolidate GE engineering, saving the GE's Lynn (MA) River Works from shutdown.

Woll

Woll is a village on the Ale Water, off the A7, in the Ettrick Forest, north of Hawick, and south of Selkirk in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.

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Coordinates: 55°29′23″N 2°50′48″W / 55.4898°N 2.8468°W / 55.4898; -2.8468

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WOLL

WOLL (105.5 FM, "Kool 105.5") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Hobe Sound, Florida, it serves all of the Treasure Coast and the Palm Beaches. Its studios and transmitter are located separately in West Palm Beach.

History

1988 – Signed on as Oldies 94.3 playing the oldies format. Original air personalities were Steve Cody, Skip Kelly, Donnie Pachine, Steve Street, Rock-n-Roll Joel, Patti Stevens, Barry West, Lorna O'Connell, and Lindy Rome.

1993 – Hires J.J. Duling as Program Director and airstaff includes Duling, ex-CKLW personality Art Riley and Lorna O'Connell on mornings, along with Mike Casey, Dave Brewster and Rock-n-Roll Joel.

1998 – Changed frequencies from 94.3 MHz to 105.5 MHz still playing oldies as KOOL 105.5. Line-up consisted of Skip Kelly, Mike Perry, Joe Steel, Russ Riba, and Rock-n-Roll Joel.

2000 – Dropped the oldies format for Adult Contemporary/Greatest Hits.

2002 – Started playing an annual broadcast of Christmas songs from the day after Thanksgiving till New Years Day.