Schmidt, Paul
Person · Germany
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German engineer, physicist and expert in jet propulsion at Peenemuende during World War II. Stayed in Germany after the war.
As of January 1947, working at Munich, Allach.
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June 1932
Launch Vehicle: V-1.- V-1 engine concept patented. - .
Nation: Germany.
Related Persons: Schmidt, Paul.
German engineer, Paul Schmidt, working from design of Lorin tube, developed and patented a ramjet engine later modified and used in the V-1 Flying Bomb. The concept of the world's first jet-powered cruise missile was originated by Flight Staff Engineer Bree. The pulse engine was based on a French patent dating to the 1890's. The engine, which operated by creating 500 fuel-air explosions per minute, was designed for a specific operational altitude. The guidance system consisted of propellor in the nose. When this had turned a preset number of times (corresponding to the desired range to the target), the counter pushed the missile's rudder hard over, resulting on a dive to the ground. A V-1 could be produced for one tenth of the cost of a V-2.