Awards
Kaman was awarded honorary degrees by the University of Connecticut, the University of Hartford, and the University of Colorado. His other honors included:
- National Inventors Hall of Fame (2003)
- Honorary Fellow of the American Helicopter Society (1950)
- Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy (1997)
- National Medal of Technology (1996)
- Naval Aviation Hall of Honor at the National Museum of Naval Aviation (1996)
- Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal (1995)
- Honorary Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (1995)
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