Erich Übelacker (engineer)
Erich Übelacker (born October 19, 1899 , † June 30, 1977 ) was a Czechoslovak-German automobile designer .
Life
Erich Übelacker studied mechanical engineering at the German Technical University in Prague . In 1927 he took up a position at the automobile manufacturer Tatra and worked there as a development engineer until 1938. Together with his boss Hans Ledwinka , he worked there on the Tatra 57 model and mainly on the aerodynamics of the so-called streamlined vehicles of the Tatra 77 , 77a , 87 and 97 series .
Afterwards he worked for the Steyr works until 1941 . Then he moved to Daimler-Benz AG .
After the Second World War , Erich Übelacker, like many other German engineers, was conscripted by the Allies . In France he designed jet engines for Turbomeca in Pau . The head of the group was the later chief designer of Daimler-Benz, Fritz Nallinger . After that, Übelacker took up an engineering position at the German automobile manufacturer Borgward in 1949 . There he later took over the management of the “Special Development” department, where among other things the lightweight sports car “Traumwagen” was created. In addition, he and his team developed various boxer engines with 4 to 10 cylinders based on the modular principle . The background was that these engines were to be used in the military vehicles (including tanks) of the future Bundeswehr .
After Borgward went bankrupt , Erich Übelacker and his “Special Development” department were taken over by Rheinstahl-Hanomag in 1961 .
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- Dipl.-Ing. Erich ÜBELACKER , accessed on September 5, 2016
- Borgward dream car: the most beautiful armament experiment of all time , accessed on September 5, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wickelacker, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German automobile designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1899 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1977 |