Fritz Indra

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Fritz Indra at the wheel of his '72 Intermeccanica Indra at the Ennstal-Classic 2008

Fritz Indra (born 22. March 1940 in Vienna as Friedrich Indra ) is an Austrian engineer and engine and vehicle developers.

Life

Fritz Indra studied engineering at the Technical University of Vienna , where he in 1969 in the Engineering Sciences to Dr. techn. PhD. From 1968 to 1971 he was a university assistant.

From 1971 to 1979 he worked at BMW - Alpina as head of development and from 1979 to 1985 as head of engine design at Audi .

From 1985 to 1998 he took over the management of engine development at Opel and the post of director in advance development. At the time of its introduction , the C20XE with four-valve technology that he helped to develop was considered to be the gasoline engine with the highest efficiency at 37% . Indra also worked on the first Ecotec engines, including the X10XE , a three-cylinder gasoline engine that was awarded the “Golden Oil Drop” by the Motorist Protection Association. He also designed the first direct-injection diesel engines (Y20 ... and Y22 ...) with four-valve technology and only one overhead camshaft ( SOHC ).

From 1997 to the end of March 2005, he was Executive Director in advance engineering at General Motors Powertrain in Detroit . He was also a member of the supervisory boards of the Pan Asian Automotive Center in Shanghai and of Metal Casting Technology in Milford .

Since 1985 he has been teaching at the Vienna University of Technology as a lecturer, and in 1991 he was appointed honorary professor for internal combustion engines. In 1996 this was extended indefinitely. Indra teaches in the field of "racing engines and racing cars".

In addition to his teaching position, he has been in an advisory capacity since his retirement, so he is “Executive Advisor to the Chairman and CEO” at AVL List .

Awards

Quotes

"The real art of the engineer is to make things simple."

- Fritz Indra at the IAA 2003

" Hybrid drives are a violation of physics."

- Fritz Indra in ADACmotorwelt 11/2005

“In order to make the hybrid drive look better, the Japanese did something very useful on the side. You have dealt with the car itself in order to lower air resistance and rolling friction. [...] At least a third of the fuel consumption advantage of the Toyota Prius does not come from the hybrid technology, but from the optimized vehicle. "

- Fritz Indra in ADACmotorwelt 11/2005

Others

  • Fritz Indra himself owns a convertible version of the Intermeccanica Indra , but he was not involved in its development.
  • Indra is a member of the scientific advisory board of MTZ and a private member of the "Society for the Promotion of Engineering Studies in Rüsselheim eV"

bibliography

  • Niki Lauda , Fritz Indra and Herbert Völker: Formula 1. Technology and practice in Grand Prix racing. Motorbuch Verlag, 1975, ISBN 3-85368-817-9
  • Fritz Indra and Gert Hack: Formula 1 engines under the magnifying glass , 1st edition Motorbuch Verlag 1985, ISBN 3-613-01075-5
  • Niki Lauda, ​​Fritz Indra and Herbert Völker: The new Formula 1. The turbo age. Orac Verlag, 1992, ISBN 3-85368-910-8
  • Fritz Indra and Gert Hack: Formula 1 engines , 1st edition Motorbuch-Verlag 1997, ISBN 3-613-01803-9
  • Fritz Indra and Gert Hack: Mehrventilmotoren , 1st edition Motorbuch-Verlag 2003, ISBN 3-613-02260-5

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Friedrich Indra, E315 - Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. Retrieved December 5, 2008 .
  2. ^ Opel: Prof. Dr. Fritz Indra celebrates his 60th birthday. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 5, 2008 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / media.gm.com
  3. ↑ a b Interview: Fritz Indra “Optimal coordination of engine and transmission”. Retrieved January 27, 2010 .
  4. ↑ a b Spiegel Online : SPIEGEL special 9/1997 - Fritz Indra. Retrieved March 3, 2010 .
  5. ↑ ARBÖ : In the interview: Fritz Indra “Optimal coordination of engine and transmission”. Retrieved March 3, 2010 .
  6. ↑ TUWIS ++ - Bulletin of 7 August 1996. Retrieved on 5 December 2008 .
  7. ↑ Flyer "Trends in Motor Technology". (PDF; 442 kB) Accessed March 2, 2010 (page 2).
  8. ↑ IGM Prize Winner. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012 ; Retrieved July 18, 2011 .
  9. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
  10. ↑ WirtschaftsBlatt : People in motion. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012 ; Retrieved December 5, 2008 .
  11. ↑ Krone.at : The biggest flops in car technology. Retrieved September 9, 2005 .
  12. ^ Spiegel Online: Opel Oldies: Stories made of chrome and sheet metal (photo series). Retrieved December 5, 2008 .
  13. ^ Society for the Promotion of Engineering Studies in Rüsselsheim - members. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013 ; Retrieved March 3, 2010 .

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personal data
SURNAME Indra, Fritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Indra, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian graduate engineer
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna