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Jean Rech (1931 - December 2017) was a French aerodynamicist, and the chief aerodynamicist for Concorde, on the French division. He also took the role of chief ATR designer, then worked on senior R&D positions at Airbus before retiring.
Early life
[edit]He attended École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (known as Supaéro).
Career
[edit]Aérospatiale
[edit]He worked for Sud Aviation and Aérospatiale on Concorde, and then on its ATR division (with Aeritalia of Italy).[1]
Personal life
[edit]He had two children, Pierre and Geneviève. He died aged 86 in December 2017.[2]
Publications
[edit]- Concorde aerodynamics and associated systems development (with Clive Leyman), ISBN 1563473089
References
[edit]- ↑ "Concorde seminar, November 1998". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ↑ Biography, 3AF Gazette January 2018, page 28