Arthur Berger (designer)

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Arthur Berger (born December 11, 1879 in Filehne , Posen; † October 1958 ) was director and chief designer at Daimler-Benz A.-G., Stuttgart-Untertürkheim.

In 1903 he took the diploma examination at the Technical University Berlin-Charlottenburg and received his doctorate there. Ing.

At the end of 1911 he learned that Benz & Cie. Mannheim intended to start manufacturing aircraft engines and was looking for a designer. He was able to enter there on January 15, 1912.

When the competition for the Kaiser Prize for the best German aircraft engine was announced on January 27, 1912, the Emperor's birthday , he inquired of the management whether the engine aimed to win the Kaiser Prize, exploiting the weaknesses of the tender, or immediately should be as perfect as possible. His water-cooled four-cylinder Benz FX (see Benz Bz III ) was awarded the Kaiser Prize on January 27, 1913.

After the merger of Benz with Daimler, he played a key role in the development of the DB 600 aircraft engines .

literature

  • Motor , Volume 25 (1937)
  • Yearbook ; German Academy of Aviation Research, 1942
  • Aircraft engines and jet engines: development history of German aircraft engines from the beginning to the international joint developments . Die deutsche Luftfahrt, Vol. 2 (supplemented and expanded edition), Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1985
personal data
SURNAME Berger, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German aero engine designer and manager
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Filehne , poses
DATE OF DEATH October 1958