title: Jean Rech
text: # Jean Rech
  
  Jean Rech (1931 - December 2017) was a French aerodynamicist, and the chief aerodynamicist for Concorde, on the French division.
  
  ## Early life
  
  He attended École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (known as Supaéro).
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Aérospatiale
  
  He worked for Sud Aviation and Aérospatiale on Concorde, and then on its ATR division (with Aeritalia of Italy).
  
  ## Personal life
  
  He died aged 86 in December 2017.
  
  ## Publications
  
  * Concorde aerodynamics and associated systems development (with Clive Leyman), ISBN 1563473089
  