Later Years
After leaving North American, he spent five years as an aircraft designer for the Northrop Corporation, where he helped design the F-5 and the T-38.
Edgar Schmued died at Oceanside, California, on 1 June 1985.
| “ | Any damned fool can criticize, but it takes a genius to design it in the first place. | ” |
| — Edgar Schmued, Chief Designer North American Aviation, |
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