Obituaries

摘要

Professor Gero Madelung, Honorary President of the RAeS Munich Branch e.V, died on 13 December 2018, aged 90. Madelung studied aeronautics at the technical university in Stuttgart and Clarkson College. Under his uncle Willy Messerschmitt's supervision, Madelung began his career as an aeronautical engineer and project manager for the HA200 at Messerschmitt AG, Entwicklungsring Sued (EWR) in Spain and later in Egypt on the HA300. He worked in the United States for GEC and later was appointed Chief Technical Officer at Messerschmitt AG, contributing to the creation of MBB through the merger of the companies Bolkow, Blohm and Messerschmitt. He continued his practical aeronautical activities as the project leader of the VJ101VTOL project. He was the first Managing Director of Panavia GmbH, having significant influence on the development of the Tornado multi-national aircraft program. He later returned to MBB as President and Chief Executive.