Turbulent Journey - The Jumo Engine, Operation Paperclip, and the American Dream

This untold story of early jet development, surviving the collapse of the Reich, and starting over in America is recounted by Reiner Decher, whose father Siegfried was an engineer on the team that designed the engine for the Me 262.

About the author

Reiner Decher is an MIT graduate and retired aeronautical engineering professor (University of Washington). He authored two engineering textbooks and a history of aviation engines and their impact on the design of airliners. He also edited the memoir of a US Army intelligence officer in WW II. He lives in Washington and volunteers as a docent at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

Summary

This untold story of early jet development, surviving the collapse of the Reich, and starting over in America is recounted by Reiner Decher, whose father Siegfried was an engineer on the team that designed the engine for the Me 262.

Product details

• Authors: Reiner Decher
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.01.2023
• EAN: 9780764363559
• ISBN: 978-0-7643-6355-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 237 mm x 160 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 640 g
• Illustrations: 65 b/w photos
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration