Ludwig Boelkow

Ludwig Boelkow, German aviation pioneer and founder of EADS predecessor Messerschmidt-Boelkow-Blohm (MBB), died on July 25. He was 91. After finishing his formal studies in aeronautical engineering in 1938, Boelkow co-developed the Me-262 jet and then founded his own engineering company in 1948. The...

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