Alexander Lippisch

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aeronautical engineer aircraft designer human

Alexander Lippisch was a German aeronautical engineer and pioneer of tailless and delta-wing aircraft designs, influential in the development of early rocket-powered fighters and postwar aviation research.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aeronautical engineer → aircraft designer → human →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
countryOfBirth	Germany →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire → Germany →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1894-11-02 →
dateOfDeath	1976-02-11 →
employer	Collins Radio Company → DFS (Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug) → Messerschmitt → NACA-related postwar research organizations in the United States →
era	20th century →
familyName	Lippisch →
fieldOfWork	aerodynamics → aeronautical engineering → aircraft design →
givenName	Alexander →
influenced	development of the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet →
influencedBy	early glider research in Germany →
knownFor	delta-wing aircraft design → rocket-powered aircraft development → tailless aircraft design →
languageOfWorkOrName	German →
name	Alexander Lippisch →
notableIdea	practical delta-wing configuration for high-speed flight → tailless glider concepts →
notableWork	Lippisch DM series of tailless aircraft → Lippisch Delta series → Lippisch P.13a design studies → Lippisch X-series experimental aircraft concepts → postwar ground-effect and aerodyne concepts →
occupation	engineer → inventor → researcher →
participatedIn	early rocket-powered fighter research during World War II →
placeOfBirth	Munich →
placeOfDeath	Cedar Rapids, Iowa →
residence	Germany → United States of America →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Augsburg NERFINISHED → Germany → United States of America →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Komet → Messerschmitt Me 163 →	designer
Alexander Lippisch →	name
Hans Reissner →	notableStudent