Hans Multhopp was a German aerospace engineer during the Second World War. He was in charge of developing the Focke-Wulf Ta 183, jet fighter. After the end of the war, Multhopp moved to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip, where he gave valuable insight into swept wing design. In the mid- to late-1950s, Multhopp worked for the Martin Marietta Company in Essex, Maryland. This information contributed to the design of later versions of ...
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Hans Multhopp was a German aerospace engineer during the Second World War. He was in charge of developing the Focke-Wulf Ta 183, jet fighter. After the end of the war, Multhopp moved to the United States as part of Operation Paperclip, where he gave valuable insight into swept wing design. In the mid- to late-1950s, Multhopp worked for the Martin Marietta Company in Essex, Maryland. This information contributed to the design of later versions of the F-84 and to the F-86 Sabre although the decision to give the XP-86 (as it was then known) swept wings was made in September 1945, prior to Multhopp making any meaningful contribution to the program.
He was also the designer of the SV-5 configuration used in the Martin-Marietta-built X-24A lifting body.
In 1974 he invented "Checkers chess", a chess variant in which pieces cannot move backwards until they have reached the far side of the board.
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