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Frederick Brant Rentschler (November 8, 1887 – April 25, 1956) was an American aircraft engine designer, aviation engineer, industrialist, and the founder of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft.
Learn about the engineer and entrepreneur who helped develop the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, and the J-57 jet engine. Fill out the form to receive his full bio and achievements.
…the creation of the businessman Frederick B. Rentschler. In 1925 the machine-tool maker Pratt and Whitney provided Rentschler with start-up funds, idle plant space, and a company name to create an aircraft engine manufacturer.
At the center of the Wasp’s creation was Frederick Rentschler, scion of a well-connected Ohio industrial family. The family probably assumed that the dutiful son, who’d grown up working in...
Jul 9, 2010 · LA JOLLA, CA—Frederick B. Rentschler, 70, a corporate leader and longtime Salk Trustee who served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, and briefly as Salk Chief Executive Officer, died July 6 in Scottsdale, AZ.
Mar 31, 2016 · Learn about the life and achievements of Frederick Rentschler, a visionary engineer who led the development of air-cooled engines for aviation in Hartford, Connecticut. Discover how he founded Wright Aeronautical, improved the Lawrance J-1 engine, and joined Pratt & Whitney to create the Wasp engine.
To the U.S. aircraft industry, Frederick Brant Rentschler was "Mr. Horsepower." His entire life was devoted to one consuming passion: making bigger, better, more powerful airplane engines to...
