Edgar Schmued
Edgar O. Schmued , GermanAmerican aircraft designer was famed for his design of the iconic North American P51 Mustang and, later, the North American F86 Sabre while at North American Aviation. He later worked on other aircraft designs as an aviation consultant.
Edgar Schmued was born in Hornbach, Germany,December 1899. At the age of eight, he first saw an airplane in flight and decided that aviation was to be his lifes work. Edgar embarked early on a rigorous program of selfstudy to become an engineer, and later served an apprenticeship in a small engine factory. He also designed several innovative engine components for which he received patents. In his spare time, he continued the selfstudy of aviation. Schmued left his native Bavaria for Brazil in 1925, seven years after World War I had shattered the German economy. His experience in Germany led to employment with the General Aviation, the air branch of General Motors Corporation in Brazil. In 1931, he was sponsored to move to the United States through his excellent work for General Motors in Brazil and went straight to work for Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America, which was an aircraft company that was owned by General Motors and based in New Jersey.There he began his career as an
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