1. Karl Friedrich Rapp was a German founder and owner of the Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich.
10 Facts About Karl Rapp
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Karl Rapp is acknowledged by BMW AG as an indirect founder of the company.
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However, it is known that Rapp learned the engineering profession and was employed by Zup automotive company from approx.
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Karl Rapp left the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft to head a branch of Flugwerk Deutschland GmbH.
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Karl Rapp, working as an engineer and operations manager for the company, engaged in the construction of several biplanes and a monoplane.
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Karl Rapp designed aero engines, one of which was the FD 1416 aero engine.
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Karl Rapp took participated in the General Air Show in Berlin in 1912.
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Karl Rapp expanded rapidly and employed 370 coworkers by 1915.
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The unsuccessful managing director and shareholder Karl Rapp resigned from the company around that time, most likely due to ill health.
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Karl Rapp lived in Switzerland from 1934, running a small observatory making solar observations.