Hans Multhopp

Hans Multhopp was a German aeronautical engineerdesigner. Receiving a degree from the University of Gttingen, Multhopp worked with the famous designer Kurt Tank at the FockeWulf Flugzeugbau AG during World War II, and was the leader of the team responsible for the design of the FockeWulf Ta 183 lightweight jet fighter, which was the winner of the 1945 Emergency Fighter Competition. Emigrating to the United Kingdom after the war, he assisted in the advancement of British aeronautic science before moving to the United States, where his work for Martin Marietta on lifting bodies provided aerodynamic experience that proved instrumental in the development of the Space Shuttle.

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