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Karl Friedrich Rapp (Ehingen 24 septembre 1882 - Locarno 26 mai 1962) est un ingénieur en mécanique allemand, pionnier de l'aéronautique, fondateur de l'industrie aéronautique « Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH » à Munich, qui deviendra BMW après fusion en 1916 avec « Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenfabrikum » de Gustav Otto.
Karl Friedrich Rapp (24 September 1882 in Ehingen (Danube) – 26 May 1962 in Locarno) was a German founder and owner of the Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich. In time this company became BMW AG. He is acknowledged by BMW AG as an indirect founder of the company.
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Karl Rapp schied zu diesem Zeitpunkt aus dem Unternehmen aus und widmete sich von da an der Kunst (mit dem Maler Otto Dill unternahm er 1929 eine Afrikareise) sowie naturwissenschaftlichen Studien. Gemeinsam mit Auguste Piccard betrieb er Höhenforschung , außerdem besaß er in Locarno ein privates Observatorium , aus dem sich später das ...
On 20 May 1917, Rapp Motorenwerke (which later that year became BMW GmbH) registered the documentation for the construction design for the new engine, dubbed BMW III. Designed by Max Friz and based on the Rapp III engine, it was an SOHC in-line six-cylinder, just as the earlier Mercedes D.III was, which guaranteed optimum balance, therefore few ...
The Rapp 125/145 hp, also referred to as Rapp Rp II, was a water-cooled 90° V-8 aircraft engine built by Rapp Motorenwerke in 1915. Design and development [ edit ] The Rapp 125/145 hp V-8 engine design was derived from the earlier four-cylinder Rapp 100 hp design in 1915. [3]
Oct 27, 2023 · Early engines. Karl Rapp and Julius Auspitzer founded Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH on 27 October 1913 with a capital stock of RM 200,000. The company was established in Milbertshofen on the former site of the Munich branch of Flugwerk Deutschland GmbH, a firm at which Karl Rapp had held a leading position and that had gone into liquidation in the summer of 1913. [4]
