Ferdinand Porsche Biography

The boy’s father was known in Bohemia, where they lived, an excellent master of his craft. Hoping that the little boy would follow in his footsteps, from early childhood he gave him the secrets of his craft. However, despite the mind and hard work of the son, this was not destined to come true. At the age of 16, the young man was seriously interested in electrical engineering.

And no accident. After all, it was exactly the time that was much more “revolutionary” than the current one. The end of the XIX century was marked by the general interest of people in technology. Manual labor gave way to mechanical, and horse teams - to self -propelled strollers, that is, cars. The desire to know everything could only be welcomed. But only the main education was not enough, having received which Ferdinand could count on the realization of his dream - to construct cars.

At the end of the university, in the year, the young designer tries his strength at the head of the design bureau at the Vienna Loner Automobile Plant. Seven years of hard work have been fruit. The first independent work of the motor-wheel for an electric car immediately brought success and fame to the summer engineer. Feeling the strength and confidence in himself, Porsche in M ​​becomes the chief designer at the company "Austr-Daimler".

Another creation of a young genius was an artillery tractor with an active trailer. In the year, in the year of the birth of his son, by the way, also Ferdinand, Porshe started in the rally "Mileage named after Prince Henry Prussian" Driving the Sports "Austr-Daymler" of his own structure. The honorable second place he occupied did not satisfy his pride. A year later, on a more advanced model, he came to the finish line first.

As you can see, the creator turned out to be not only an excellent designer, but also a good racer. By the year, thanks to the participation of Porsche in the work of the company, they began to produce high -class cars. Further activity of Ferdinand Porsche is traced in the Daimler-Benz company, where as the chief designer he pays the main attention to the development and improvement of compressor engines for both serial and racing machines.

Subsequently, he more than once had a hand in the already legendary series “K” and “S”. Having worked in the company for about five years, Porsche accepts the proposal to take the main post of the designer in the company "Steir" in his homeland, in Austria, where, from the year, thanks to his participation, two interesting models were born: "Austria" and "Type of XXX". But there Porsche did not stay for a long time.

Feeling the financial instability of the company, he leaves it. In industrial circles, the personality of Ferdinand Porsche was widely known, due to which in the year the Technical Academy in Studtgart in honor of the recognition of the merit of the inventor assigned him the title of Doctor of Technical Sciences - "Honoris Kauza", which is the totality of research work. Having accumulated great practical experience, Ferdinand Porsche on April 25 of the year, in his 56 years, decides to establish his own independent design bureau.

The first step to his dream was taken. The conquered authority played a role in obtaining prestigious orders. The company "Zyndapp" wished that the doctor and Professor Porsche to develop a low -profile for it, and the Vanderer company - the engine to a light car. In addition to fulfilling profitable orders, he himself, on his own initiative, worked on various projects.

In the year, Porsche constructed a new depreciation element, which became the property of all automakers -a spectacular suspension on longitudinal levers. A lot of other inventions were made. In the same year, Ferdinand visited the Soviet Union: he made a large introductory trip, visited all the centers of the Soviet automotive industry of those years. After the end, already in Moscow, the USSR government offered him the post of chief designer, extensive power and privileges.

But Porsche refused. And, as it turned out, there were reasons for this. After returning from an unusual tour, he becomes the chief designer of Auto-Junion, where he has the idea of ​​a completely new racing car. Since years, this machine set many records on the race tracks in Europe. In addition, in addition to motorsport, Ferdinand Porsche Sr. is seriously engaged in the development of car motorcades, tractors and windmills.

In the year, Porsche sent a proposal to the production of the "people's car" "Volkswagen" to the Ministry of Transport of Germany. Adolf Hitler who came to power saw in his idea a very profitable propaganda move, and later, in the fall, the first prototypes appeared on the roads of the country. A year later, Porsche receives an order for the planning of the factory for the production of "newborn" "Volkswagen".

Along with this, there were still many orders, so he had to move to M to the center of Studtgart, where there was already a small factory for the development of prototypes. But, unfortunately, the plant that had grown in a year and a half began production in the year not “folk cars”, but the KDF army vehicles Kraft Durh Freide - “Strength through Joy”.Up to a year, the enterprise produced the full -wheel drive jeep of Kybelvagen Models 82, commander of the commands of command - 87 and amphibian "Shvimmvagen" - "".

All production worked for the front. During the war, Porsche with his design bureau took an active part in the release of "Death weapons." Together with the designers E. Anders, Henkel, Grot, Gark and other no less talented people, Tiger and Panther, G. Panther, more heavy models appeared: Royal Tiger and Yagdtigr. True, there was another experimental machine “Mouse” Mouse. But neither she nor the above was destined to become the main thing in the life of Porsche.

After the end of the war, he could not because of his pre-war and military past not to fall into the category of unreliable. In the year, having served 22 months in prison, the professor returns to Austria. On the way home, Porsche visited Studtgart. The news that his favorite brainchild - "Volkswagen" - began to be released, he met with great pleasure.

But, unfortunately, at the factory in Wolfsburg, the staff of designers was already no longer required. Returning to his homeland, where his son Ferri transported his father’s company, Porsche takes part in the creation of his own sports car. The search experience, begun at the end of X, was crowned with success. In the year, the first Porsche left the gate of a small workshop, developed by his son and successor Ferdinand Porsche Jr.

The birthday of Ferdinand, a representative of the nascent class of sports cars, was a gift for the birthday. A year later, the professor was gone. Porsche was buried in the cemetery of the tiny Austrian town of Ceven-Am-Tsee.