Hellmuth Walter

Hellmuth Walter
Hellmuth Walter
Born(1900-08-26)26 August 1900
Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Died16 December 1980(1980-12-16) (aged 80)
Upper Montclair, New Jersey, United States
NationalityGerman
Alma materTechnische Universität Berlin
Known forWalter engine [de]
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering

Hellmuth Walter (26 August 1900 – 16 December 1980) was a German engineer who pioneered research into rocket engines and gas turbines. His most noteworthy contributions were rocket motors for the Messerschmitt Me 163[1]: 174  and Bachem Ba 349 interceptor aircraft, so-called Starthilfe jettisonable rocket propulsion units used for a variety of Luftwaffe aircraft during World War II, and a revolutionary new propulsion system for submarines known as air-independent propulsion (AIP).

  1. ^ Reitsch, H. (1955). The Sky My Kingdom. London: Biddles Limited, Guildford and King's Lynn. ISBN 1-85367-262-9.