Hans Quenzer

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Hans Eberhard Quenzer (born April 1, 1909 in Heidelberg , † January 6, 1969 in Encino ) was a German aircraft designer.

live in Germany

The Focke-Wulf Fw 200, which Quenzer was instrumental in developing

Hans Eberhard Quenzer studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Munich and Karlsruhe . During the Second World War , he made a name for himself as a designer of German combat aircraft . He specialized in the development of resilient airframes that could continue their flight despite heavy fire. He worked for two years at Messerschmitt GmbH and twelve years, until 1945, at Focke-Wulf . Quenzer was the first engineer to lead the design of new types and played a key role in the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 and the Fw-190 Jäger . He also worked on the drafts of the Fw 187 and Fw 189 .

post war period

After the war, from November 1945, the French gathered a group of German engine specialists in their zone of occupation, including those from BMW , Daimler-Benz and Focke-Wulf. Quenzer also belonged to this group. Joseph Szydlowski , founder of Turboméca , campaigned for this group to design and manufacture engines for his company. So it came about that Quenzer developed compressors for turboprop engines at Turboméca. Later he also designed buses and cars for various German corporations.

Relocation to America

In 1954 he and his family moved to California . This was done as part of Project Paperclip and similar programs, which brought over 1,500 German and other foreign scientists, technicians and engineers to the United States. He began working for the Lockheed Corporation's military research division, where he evaluated test material from various types of aircraft and weapons.

Publications (selection)

  • Aerodynamic calculation methods for highly loaded axial compressors , together with G. Schwarz, Schweizerische Bauzeitung , Volume 69, No. 31 and 33, 1951, pp. 432–435 and 462–465. reference
  • Family Resemblances in Jet Fighters , Interavia, Vol. 7, No. 7, 1952, pp. 388-389
  • Balance and Stability in Competitive Situations , Operations Research , Vol. 5, No. 6, 1957, pp. 830-840. JSTOR

literature

  • Flug-Revue , 1955, p. 30
  • Aircraft Yearbook , Volume 37, 1956, p. 365
  • Raymond Estep: An Air Power Bibliography . Volume 3. Air University, 1956 (Entry # 335)
  • Obituary in the yearbook of the DGLR , 1969, p. 244
  • German-French economic relations 1945–1960 , 1997, p. 146. ISBN 978-3799573436

References

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Foreign Scientist Case Files 1945–1958 (Entry A1-1B) , s. Finding aid on Archive.org
  2. ↑ Aviation Daily , Volume 96, 1955, p. 74
personal data
SURNAME Quenzer, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Quenzer, Hans Eberhard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German aircraft manufacturer
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Heidelberg
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 1969
Place of death Encino