10 Facts About Max Friz

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Max Friz was a German mechanical engineer specializing in engine design.

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Max Friz was the key contributor of engine design and innovation that led to the founding of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG in 1917.

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At that time Max Friz was still working for the Daimler engine company in Unterturkheim, near Stuttgart.

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At the Daimler engine company, Max Friz had tried in vain to develop an oversized, high-compression engine, but Paul Daimler had firmly committed himself to supercharger technology.

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The aeroengine developed by Max Friz had turned Rapp Motorenwerke into an essential contributor to the war effort virtually overnight.

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The engine was successful, but the real breakthrough came in 1917, when Max Friz integrated a basically simple throttle butterfly into the "high-altitude carburettor", enabling the engine to develop its full power high above the ground.

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When BMW GmbH went public in 1922, Max Friz was named the first Chief Engineer and Design Director of BMW AG, a post he would hold until 1937.

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The R32 was the second major product Max Friz designed for his company, effectively keeping the company solvent during a difficult time.

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Max Friz was appointed to General Manager of BMW-Flugmotorenbau GmbH, Munich in 1934, and was there until 1937.

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Max Friz was honored with an Honorary Doctorate from the Munich College of Advanced Technology in 1954.