Edgar Schmued

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Edgar Schmued was an aeronautical engineer best known as the chief designer of several iconic World War II and early jet-era fighter aircraft for North American Aviation.

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instanceOf aeronautical engineer
aircraft designer
person
aircraftCategorySpecialization fighter aircraft
associatedWith United States Army Air Forces
birthDate 1899-12-30
birthPlace Hornbach, Germany
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth Germany
deathDate 1985-06-01
designed North American F-100 Super Sabre
North American F-86 Sabre
North American NA-50
North American NA-50
surface form: North American NA-68

North American P-51 Mustang
North American XP-51 prototype
employer North American Aviation
era World War II
early jet age
familyName Schmued
fieldOfWork aeronautical engineering
aircraft design
givenName Edgar
hasGender male
hasWorkLocation California, United States
industry aerospace industry
influenced fighter aircraft design in the mid-20th century
knownFor designing World War II fighter aircraft
designing early jet fighter aircraft
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
migration emigrated from Germany to the United States
name Edgar Schmued self-link
nationality German-American
notableAchievement principal designer of the F-86 Sabre
principal designer of the P-51 Mustang
notableEmployer North American Aviation
notableWork North American F-100 Super Sabre
North American F-86 Sabre
North American P-51 Mustang
occupation aeronautical engineer
aircraft designer
placeOfDeath United States of America
residence United States of America
role chief designer at North American Aviation
workedOn development of laminar-flow wing for P-51 Mustang

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Edgar Schmued name Edgar Schmued self-link