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'''Antonio Ferri''' (5 April 1912 – 28 December 1975) was an |
'''Antonio Ferri''' (5 April 1912 – 28 December 1975) was an Italian scientist, prominent in the field of [[aerodynamics]], with a specialization in [[hypersonic flight|hypersonic]] and [[supersonic flight]]. |
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Born in 1912 in [[Norcia]], Italy, from 1937 he conducted research in [[Guidonia Montecelio]], where the most prominent and advanced research on high-speed aerodynamics was taking place. In 1938, at the age of 26, he received Italy's highest prize for science, the ''Premio dell'Accademia d'Italia'' for science.<ref>Antonio Ferri, 1912-1975," by Adolf Busemann, Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Vol. 1, 1979, pp. 56-60.</ref> Among the work he conducted there were spectacular experiments in 1939–1940 with [[supersonic wind tunnel]]s. |
Born in 1912 in [[Norcia]], Italy, from 1937 he conducted research in [[Guidonia Montecelio]], where the most prominent and advanced research on high-speed aerodynamics was taking place. In 1938, at the age of 26, he received Italy's highest prize for science, the ''Premio dell'Accademia d'Italia'' for science.<ref>Antonio Ferri, 1912-1975," by Adolf Busemann, Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Vol. 1, 1979, pp. 56-60.</ref> Among the work he conducted there were spectacular experiments in 1939–1940 with [[supersonic wind tunnel]]s. |
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During [[World War II]], in the period of the [[Italian Social Republic]] (or Salò Republic), three days after the [[Nazi Germany|Germans]] occupied [[Rome]] on 10 September 1943, Ferri bluffed his way back into the research facility at Guidonia, destroyed the vital equipment and filled a fruit crate with documents of his research before escaping underground. |
During [[World War II]], in the period of the [[Italian Social Republic]] (or Salò Republic), three days after the [[Nazi Germany|Germans]] occupied [[Rome]] on 10 September 1943, Ferri bluffed his way back into the research facility at Guidonia, destroyed the vital equipment and filled a fruit crate with documents of his research before escaping underground. |
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He secluded his wife and family near his home in [[Fiastra]], in the [[Marche]] [[Regions of Italy|region]] of the [[Apennine Mountains]] (they later were moved on to an [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] fishing village), and in October 1943, organized with his brother, Giuseppe Ferri, the ''Banda Fiastra'' band of partisans.<ref name="moe">{{cite book |
He secluded his wife and family near his home in [[Fiastra]], in the [[Marche]] [[Regions of Italy|region]] of the [[Apennine Mountains]] (they later were moved on to an [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] fishing village), and in October 1943, organized with his brother, Giuseppe Ferri, the ''Banda Fiastra'' band of partisans.<ref name="moe">{{cite book |
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| author= Nicholas Dawidoff |
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| title =The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg |
| title =The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg |
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| publisher =Vintage Books |
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| isbn =0-679-76289-2 |pages= |
| isbn =0-679-76289-2 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/catcherwasspymys00dawi/page/185 185]–186 |
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For the next year he coordinated attacks of the regions anti-fascist bands using the Valle del Fiastrone [Fiastra Valley] as a safe haven to return to and to receive Allied air drops. |
For the next year he coordinated attacks of the regions anti-fascist bands using the Valle del Fiastrone [Fiastra Valley] as a safe haven to return to and to receive Allied air drops. |
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In the immediate postwar period, he studied the use of a [[:wikt:biconvex|biconvex]] [[airfoil|wing profile]] for high-speed aircraft and developed the [[Schlieren]] Flow Visualization method of predicting the impact of [[shock wave]]s on aircraft wings. He then turned at length to the problem of [[atmospheric reentry]], hypersonic [[thermofluids|thermofluid]] dynamics, as applied to the study of supersonic and hypersonic [[jet engine]]s. He also conducted important studies in the fields of [[jet engine|supersonic combustion]] and [[aerodynamic heating]] of high speed aircraft. In all these areas, he made key contributions to the advancement of aerospace engineering. |
In the immediate postwar period, he studied the use of a [[:wikt:biconvex|biconvex]] [[airfoil|wing profile]] for high-speed aircraft and developed the [[Schlieren]] Flow Visualization method of predicting the impact of [[shock wave]]s on aircraft wings. He then turned at length to the problem of [[atmospheric reentry]], hypersonic [[thermofluids|thermofluid]] dynamics, as applied to the study of supersonic and hypersonic [[jet engine]]s. He also conducted important studies in the fields of [[jet engine|supersonic combustion]] and [[aerodynamic heating]] of high speed aircraft. In all these areas, he made key contributions to the advancement of aerospace engineering. |
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In 1956 he founded the [[General Applied Science Laboratory]].<ref name="heat">{{cite book|author=T. A. Heppenheimer |title=Facing The Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics |date=September 2007 |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration |url=http://www.dept.aoe.vt.edu/~mason/Mason_f/NASASP2007-4232Hypersonics.pdf |pages=103, 115, 198, 270, 277 |accessdate=13 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720112614/http://www.dept.aoe.vt.edu/~mason/Mason_f/NASASP2007-4232Hypersonics.pdf |archivedate=20 July 2011 | |
In 1956 he founded the [[General Applied Science Laboratory]].<ref name="heat">{{cite book|author=T. A. Heppenheimer |title=Facing The Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics |date=September 2007 |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration |url=http://www.dept.aoe.vt.edu/~mason/Mason_f/NASASP2007-4232Hypersonics.pdf |pages=103, 115, 198, 270, 277 |accessdate=13 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720112614/http://www.dept.aoe.vt.edu/~mason/Mason_f/NASASP2007-4232Hypersonics.pdf |archivedate=20 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Overview of ATK Micro-Technologies for Aerospeace Applications |date= June 16, 2011 |work= Micro Tech Conference presentation |url= http://www.techconnectworld.com/Microtech2011/program/pdf/X8.222.pdf |accessdate= 14 August 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230216/http://www.techconnectworld.com/Microtech2011/program/pdf/X8.222.pdf |archive-date= 3 March 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Ferri was granted a patent for the 'Ferri scoop' jet engine inlet, which would be used on the [[XF-103]], [[F-105]], [[XF8U-3]], and [[SSM-N-9 Regulus II]] cruise missile.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scoop-type supersonic inlet with precompression surface |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US2990142A/en}}</ref> |
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Ferri died in 1975 on [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. |
Ferri died in 1975 on [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. |
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== References == |
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5. Giuseppe Ciampaglia, Come ebbe effettivo inizio a Roma l'Operazione Paperclip (Strenna dei Romanisti 2005), Roma, RomaAmor, 2005 |
5. Giuseppe Ciampaglia, Come ebbe effettivo inizio a Roma l'Operazione Paperclip (Strenna dei Romanisti 2005), Roma, RomaAmor, 2005 |
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Revision as of 23:45, 11 January 2024
Antonio Ferri (5 April 1912 – 28 December 1975) was an Italian scientist, prominent in the field of aerodynamics, with a specialization in hypersonic and supersonic flight.
Born in 1912 in Norcia, Italy, from 1937 he conducted research in Guidonia Montecelio, where the most prominent and advanced research on high-speed aerodynamics was taking place. In 1938, at the age of 26, he received Italy's highest prize for science, the Premio dell'Accademia d'Italia for science.[1] Among the work he conducted there were spectacular experiments in 1939–1940 with supersonic wind tunnels.
During World War II, in the period of the Italian Social Republic (or Salò Republic), three days after the Germans occupied Rome on 10 September 1943, Ferri bluffed his way back into the research facility at Guidonia, destroyed the vital equipment and filled a fruit crate with documents of his research before escaping underground. He secluded his wife and family near his home in Fiastra, in the Marche region of the Apennine Mountains (they later were moved on to an Adriatic fishing village), and in October 1943, organized with his brother, Giuseppe Ferri, the Banda Fiastra band of partisans.[2] For the next year he coordinated attacks of the regions anti-fascist bands using the Valle del Fiastrone [Fiastra Valley] as a safe haven to return to and to receive Allied air drops.
He eventually made his way to Rome after it was liberated by the Allies, where he made contact with OSS agent Moe Berg and began to work with him translating key documents from the trunk, also passing on his knowledge of the achievements of German science during the war.[2]
The facilities at Guidonia were destroyed in the course of the fighting. In 1944, Ferri was brought to the leading American research center in his field, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in Langley, Virginia, where he continued as a major figure in his field.
In the immediate postwar period, he studied the use of a biconvex wing profile for high-speed aircraft and developed the Schlieren Flow Visualization method of predicting the impact of shock waves on aircraft wings. He then turned at length to the problem of atmospheric reentry, hypersonic thermofluid dynamics, as applied to the study of supersonic and hypersonic jet engines. He also conducted important studies in the fields of supersonic combustion and aerodynamic heating of high speed aircraft. In all these areas, he made key contributions to the advancement of aerospace engineering. In 1956 he founded the General Applied Science Laboratory.[3][4] Ferri was granted a patent for the 'Ferri scoop' jet engine inlet, which would be used on the XF-103, F-105, XF8U-3, and SSM-N-9 Regulus II cruise missile.[5]
Ferri died in 1975 on Long Island, New York, United States.
References
- ^ Antonio Ferri, 1912-1975," by Adolf Busemann, Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Vol. 1, 1979, pp. 56-60.
- ^ a b Nicholas Dawidoff (1994). The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 185–186. ISBN 0-679-76289-2.
- ^ T. A. Heppenheimer (September 2007). Facing The Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 103, 115, 198, 270, 277. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Overview of ATK Micro-Technologies for Aerospeace Applications" (PDF). Micro Tech Conference presentation. June 16, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Scoop-type supersonic inlet with precompression surface".
5. Giuseppe Ciampaglia, Come ebbe effettivo inizio a Roma l'Operazione Paperclip (Strenna dei Romanisti 2005), Roma, RomaAmor, 2005 6. Giuseppe Ciampaglia, La Propulsione a Reazione in Italia dalle Origini al 1943, Roma, Ufficio Storico Aeronautica Militare Italiana, 2002.
- This article draws heavily on the article of the same name in the Italian Wikipedia.
