Jean Rech

French aerodynamicist

Jean Rech (1931 - December 2017) was a French aerodynamicist, and the chief aerodynamicist for Concorde, on the French division.

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 died aged 86 in December 2017.[2]

Publications

  • Concorde aerodynamics and associated systems development (with Clive Leyman), ISBN 1563473089

References

  1. ^ Concorde seminar, November 1998
  2. ^ Biography, 3AF Gazette January 2018, page 28
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