August Haefeli
August Haefeli (* 29. January 1887 in Leuzigen ; † 5. June 1960 in Thun ) was a Swiss aircraft design engineer .
Life
August Haefeli was born in 1887 as the son of the court clerk Emil Haefeli and Marie Haefeli-Bärtschi. After moving to Mümliswil , he attended school in Balsthal . He then studied mechanical engineering at the Burgdorf technical center .
From 1912 to 1915 he worked as an engineer in Paris and Berlin at the Gustav Otto aero works . From 1915 to 1929 he was chief designer and head of the aircraft construction department at the Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte Thun. Under his leadership, the military aircraft double - fuselage DH-1 , long-fuselage DH-2, DH-3 , DH-4, DH-5 and MA-7 were developed. From 1929 to 1947 he was an engineer in Oberdiessbach at Maschinenfabrik Vogt and in Villeneuve (VD) at Construction mécanique. He then worked as a freelance engineer in Thun until 1960.
literature
- Hans Brunner: Haefeli, August. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- H. Brunner: August H. In: Year book for Solothurn history . 2000, p. 41–52 , doi : 10.5169 / seals-325200 .
Web links
Late honor for the builder of the first Swiss airliner SRF1 , Regionaljournal Aargau Solothurn, June 5, 2019
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haefeli, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss aircraft designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leuzigen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1960 |
| Place of death | Tuna |