Frederick S. Billig, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick S. Billig

American aerospace engineer

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1933

Date of Death: 01-Jun-2006

Profession: engineer, aerospace engineer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Frederick Stucky Billig (February 28, 1933 – June 1, 2006) was a pioneer in the development of scramjet propulsion.Billig's primary research was in the area of high-speed, air-breathing propulsion for advanced flight vehicles including pioneering work in external burning and supersonic combustion.
He was responsible for highspeed propulsion programs sponsored by the U.S.
Navy, the U.S.
Air Force and NASA.