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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günter Kappler

Advisory Board

"3DSE supports its customers to implement the necessary disruptive processes to be economically successful in the rapid change. My motivation for being on the advisory board is to bring in cross-cutting issues to turn ideas into successful innovations."

About Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günter Kappler

  • Luminary in the field of research & development in teaching and practice Former, long-time holder of the Chair of Flight Propulsion at the Technical University of Munich and Director of the Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
  • 1990 - 1999: "Father" of the BR 700 engine family, conception and development of the first German engines for commercial aviation in a joint venture between BMW AG and RR plc.
  • 1999 - 2002: As head of development at Fairchild-Dornier GmbH, he led the Do 728 aircraft through to roll-out.
  • 2002 - 2005: As CEO and Managing Director of EPI GmbH, he and a European team of engineers developed Europe's largest turboprop engine (TP400-D6) and led it to a successful first run.
  • 2007 - 2013: As CTO and Accountable Manager at Thielert Aero Engines GmbH, he developed diesel engines for civil aviation and drones.
  • Since 2014 Emeritus of Excellence at the Technical University of Munich and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Munich Aerospace Faculty.
  • Holder of the Federal Cross of Merit with Ribbon (Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande) Other high-ranking awards: Gold Medal of the British Royal Aeronautical Society, Otto Lilienthal Medal of the DGLR, Ernst Messerschmitt Medal of the DGLR, Order of Merit of the State of Brandenburg, among others.
  • Since 2017, he has been a member of the 3DSE Advisory Board, where he supports the consulting company with his long and profound R&D experience from teaching and practice.
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