Anselm Franz

Anselm Franz

Dr. Anselm Franz (1900—November 18, 1994) was a pioneering Austrian jet engine engineer known for the development of the Jumo 004, the world's first mass-produced turbojet engine by Nazi Germany during World War II, and his work on turboshaft designs in the U.S. after the war as part of Operation Paperclip, including the T53, the world's first helicopter turboshaft engine, the T55, the AGT-1500, and the PLFIA-2, the world's first high-bypass turbofan engine.