Walter Fritsch (engineer)

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Walter Fritsch (born October 9, 1899 in Trier ; † September 24, 1987 ) was a long-time lecturer at engineering schools for mechanical engineering and instructor at the engineering school for aviation technology (IfL).

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Walter Fritsch grew up in Bonn and signed up as a volunteer when the First World War broke out. He began his studies in 1919 at the TH Aachen , where he discovered his love for gliding. He took part in the first Rhön competition as early as 1920. He passed his main diploma examination in 1923.

Fritsch initially gained 3 years of practical work experience as a designer at the Fokker aircraft factory in Amsterdam. He then returned to Aachen and worked for 2 years as an assistant at Theodore von Kármán's aerodynamic institute . After graduating as Dr. Ing. In 1928 he became a lecturer at the engineering school for mechanical engineering in Dortmund.

As early as 1931, Fritsch was involved in talks initiated by Adolf Baeumker , who was then a research and development officer in the Aviation Department of the Reich Ministry of Transport (RVM). He looked for ways to strengthen German aviation through cooperation between aviation research institutes, the aviation industry and engineering training.

When the Aviation Engineering School (IfL) was founded as part of the German Research Institute for Glider Flight (DFS) in 1937 , Fritsch took on the role of instructor and held this position until the IfL closed on August 17, 1945. After the war, Walter Frisch worked as a lecturer at the engineering school for mechanical engineering (mechanical engineering school) Darmstadt .

literature

  • Hans Joachim Wefeld : Engineers from Berlin - 300 years of technical education , Haude & Spener, Berlin 1988, ISBN 978-3-7759-0312-7
  • Hans Leipner (editor): Chronicle of the aviation engineering school , self-published, Sindelfingen 1993
  • A. Wilhelm Neuberger: The engineering school for aviation technology , Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt 2005, ISBN 3-8334-3051-6

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SURNAME Fritsch, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Long-standing lecturer at engineering schools for mechanical engineering and teaching director at the engineering school for aerospace technology (IfL)
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH trier
DATE OF DEATH September 24, 1987