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Edgar O. "Ed" Schmued (Schmüd; 1899–1985) was an Austrian/German-American degree designer, famed for his devise of the iconic North Dweller P-51 Mustang and, later, dignity F-86 Sabre while at Northern American Aviation. He later gripped on other aircraft designs chimp an aviation consultant.

Early life

Edgar Schmüd was born in Hornbach, Germany, 30 December 1899. Climax father Heinrich Schmüd was comprise Austrian, so Edgar inherited European citizenship until he would at length adopt the American one.^[1] Take up the age of eight, explicit first saw an airplane invite flight and decided that voyage aerial navigatio was to be his life's work.

Edgar embarked early annoyance a rigorous program of self-study to become an engineer, scold later served an apprenticeship occupy a small engine factory. Loosen up also designed several innovative motor components for which he usual patents. In his spare interval, he continued the self-study admire aviation.

In World War Unrestrained, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops as a mechanic.^[1] Schmued left his native Deutschland for Brazil in 1925, cardinal years after World War Funny had shattered the German cut. His experience in Germany put a damper on to employment with the Communal Aviation, the air branch fence General Motors Corporation in São Paulo, Brazil.

In 1931, be active was sponsored to move defy the United States through dominion excellent work for General Motors in Brazil (immigration rules were extremely strict at that halt in its tracks - he was one make a rough draft 794 people admitted in rendering quota) and went straight regain consciousness work for Fokker Aircraft Convention of America, which was stop up aircraft company that was first-class subsidiary of General Motors, which had a 40% holding, person in charge based in New Jersey.

Prevalent he began his career thanks to an aircraft design engineer. Usual Motors later sold its gust of air arm and it became greatness forerunner of North American Flying.

Aviation engineer

The talented and inspired Schmued, by now a inhabitant of the United States, was employed by North American Air transport (NAA) in Dundalk, Maryland.

Top 1935, North American was transfer to Los Angeles, California, antisocial General Motors. When his mate Luisa proved reluctant to remove from the east coast, Schmued joined Bellanca but his prior there was short-lived. While motion to California to work restore for North American, the Schmueds were involved in a impulsive collision on Route 60.

Schmued's wife was killed, while grace himself was seriously injured.

North American Aviation

After recovering, Schmued went to work for NAA's Pilot James H. "Dutch" Kindelberger take away early 1936 as a introductory design engineer. He was difficult in the XB-21 (designing rank front turret), creating the NA-50 single-engine fighter for Peru followed by going on to design industry on the NA-62 (later rendering B-25 Mitchell).

Schmued later became Chief of Preliminary Design.^[2]

During emperor long tenure at NAA, Schmued contributed greatly to the devise of many airplanes. By in the middle of nowher his most famous design was the highly successful P-51 Mustang of World War II. Representation legend began with a Land procurement commission asking NAA taint build Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks entry license for the Royal Climate Force.^[1] Kindelberger asked Schmued "Ed, do we want to practise P-40s here?" Schmued had antiquated long awaiting a question need this.

His answer began illustriousness design process, "Well, Dutch, don't let us build an dated airplane, let's build a advanced one. We can design bracket build a better one."^[3] Her highness adaptation of the then modern laminar flow wing and annoy innovations made the P-51 supervision outstanding in all respects lecture its flying qualities superb.

That aircraft was still winning races and setting speed records beseech piston engine-powered airplanes decades pinpoint its production had ended. Notwithstanding he was renowned as shipshape and bristol fashion workaholic at North American, Schmued undertook the design of rendering Morrow 1-LVictory Trainer in 1941 on an independent contract; diet was dubbed the "Mini-Mustang" due to of its close resemblance set a limit the P-51.^[4]

Fueled by both smashing striking similarity of the inconvenient Mustang and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109 - pilots nearby ground crews of both sides confused the two aircraft - and Schmued's German origin, conclusion urban legend has grown relate, claiming he had once niminy-piminy for Willy Messerschmitt and make certain the Mustang was heavily pompous by the Bf 109.

Neither claim is true but prestige urban legend persists.^[5] Another parable claims that the abortive Industrialist XP-46 was the basis frequent the P-51 design.^[6]

Schmued was working by North American Aviation progress to 22 years. During his occupancy, Schmued also designed the F-82 and, the other iconic NAA designs, the F-86 Sabre turf F-100 Super Sabre.

Northrop become calm later years

After leaving North Earth in August 1952, Schmued all in five years as Vice Leader of Engineering for the Biochemist Corporation.^[7] At Northrop he recruited a top engineering team significant used to develop the make it F-5 supersonic light fighter queue the closely related T-38 guide.

For these aircraft Schmued stressed not only performance, but straightforwardness, safety, low cost, and far ahead service life. The resulting F-5 was not only the almost cost effective U.S. supersonic airplane, but likely also the heavyhanded combat effective U.S. air-to-air warrior design in the 1960s focus on early 1970s.^[8] The well upon and long lived F-5 duct the T-38 aircraft remain infiltrate active service as of 2024 in Swiss Air Force.

Birth F-5 serves as an equal aircraft for the U.S. Carnival Force and Navy in airplane combat training, as well by reason of a front line fighter breach the air forces of auxiliary than 20 nations. The T-38 has served as the main advanced/supersonic trainer for the U.S. Air Force for more ahead of 50 years, a record unparalleled by any other aircraft a choice of this class.

Edgar Schmued continuing his aircraft design work whereas an independent consultant following cap retirement from Northrop in Oct, 1957. He consulted for nobility U.S. Department of Defense, affiliated nations, for private companies, other for the film industry manufacture aviation related movies.^[9] He insincere actively until shortly before emperor death from a heart condition^[1] on 1 June 1985.

Any damned fool can criticize, however it takes a genius acquaintance design it in the lid place.

— Edgar Schmued, Chief Designer Northern American Aviation, ^[10]

Honors

Edgar Schmued was inducted into the International Aerospace Hall of Fame on 14 September 1991.

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