Papers, 1900-1990.

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Papers, 1900-1990.

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This collection contains biographical materials, subject files, research files, publications, correspondence, patent materials, photographs and other visual materials, drawings and blueprints, and films. The records document Lippisch's life and work, including biographical and career items, the history of aviation, research materials focusing on human powered flight, data tables, delta wing plane information, test results, the work of Lippisch in aerodynamic theory, and correspondence regarding his research. The visual materials, including the films, also document his research in aviation. A 1997 accretion also records the work of Lippisch at Collins Aeronautical Research Laboratory (CARL) and Collins Marine Laboratory, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

69.87 linear ft. (100 document boxes, 9 tubes, 6 map drawers, 7 lantern slide boxes, 12 film boxes)

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Lippisch, Alexander, 1894-1976

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Aviation designer and researcher. Alexander Martin Lippisch was born in 1894 in Munich, Germany, to Franz and Clara (Commichau) Lippisch. Alexander was educated at schools in Berlin and Jena; and enlisted in Germany's armed forces in 1915. He served as an aerial photographer and mapper. In 1943 he was awarded a doctoral degree from the University of Heidelberg. From 1918-1945, Lippisch held various positions in aviation in Germany: as a designer, aerodynamicist, and dire...