Embraer Founder Ozires Silva Receives Guggenheim Medal
Ozires Silva helped establish Embraer in 1969 to produce a project that ultimately became the Bandeirante regional turboprop twin.
Ozires Silva, left, who helped found Embraer in 1969, joined a list of industry pioneers ranging from William Boeing to Igor Sikorsky and Charles Lindbergh who have received the Daniel Guggenheim Medal. (Photo: David McIntosh)
Ozires Silva, left, who helped found Embraer in 1969, joined a list of industry pioneers ranging from William Boeing to Igor Sikorsky and Charles Lindbergh who have received the Daniel Guggenheim Medal. (Photo: David McIntosh)

Embraer co-founder Ozires Silva was honored with the Daniel Guggenheim Medal, becoming the first Brazilian to receive the international recognition. Established in 1929 to honor innovators who have made notable achievements in the advancement of aeronautics, the medal is jointly sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, SAE International, and the Vertical Flight Society


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