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Alexander Lippisch The Delta Wing Pioneer
A portrait of Alexander Lippisch, the delta wing innovator, whose wartime work drew postwar recognition in America. The article notes his modest quest for credit over fame, his clashes with Nazi military priorities, and his later career in the U.S. space program, with insights from family and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippisch
U.S
Third Reich
Life
Time
Drs
Werner von Braun
Anselm Franz
Alexander Lippisch
Arthur Collins
Collins Radio Co
America
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Naval Air Material Center
Philadelphia
Germany
Busemann
University of Heidelberg
Department of Natural Sciences
Opitz
Stratford
Gazette
Luftwaffe
George
Cedar Rapids
Nazi Party
Fuehrer
Alexander Martin Lippisch
Munich
Berlin
Jena
East Germany
Russia
Ernst Sielaff
Tomahawk Trail
Collins Radio
Darmstadt
Alex
Sielaff