Jean Rech
French aerodynamicist
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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
He attended École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (known as Supaéro).
Career
Aérospatiale
He worked for Sud Aviation and Aérospatiale on Concorde, and then on its ATR division (with Aeritalia of Italy).[1]
Personal life
He had two children, Pierre and Geneviève. He died aged 86 in December 2017.[2]
Publications
- Concorde aerodynamics and associated systems development (with Clive Leyman), ISBN 1563473089