Gunnar Ljungström was a Swedish engineer and technical designer who lived from 1905 to 1999, specialised in aerodynamics and the automobile industry, and a pioneer of the early history of the Swedish car brand Saab. The son of the industrialist Fredrik Ljungström, he studied mechanics at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and graduated as an engineer in 1932, joining the family steam turbine work and projects on car transmission technology. He returned to Sweden in 1936 to help its aviation industry and at Saab made extensive contributions to aerodynamics and engines during the war. After the war he headed the development team for Saab first cars, from the Ursaab of 1949 to the Saab 99 shown in 1967, shortly before his retirement. His distinctions include membership and the gold medal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and honorary membership of SAE International.
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HonoursProfessional society honorary title 1 Defining ContributionHeaded development of the first Saab cars, from the Ursaab of 1949 to the Saab 99, and contributed to Saab aerodynamics and engines 1 Connections
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was a Swedish engineer and technical designer, specialised in aerodynamics and automobile industry
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Gunnar Ljungström (1905-1999) was a Swedish engineer and technical designer, specialised in aerodynamics and automobile industry, pioneering the early history of the Swedish car brand SAAB.
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Gunnar Ljungström (1905-1999) was a Swedish engineer and technical designer, specialised in aerodynamics and automobile industry, pioneering the early history of the Swedish car brand SAAB.
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Gunnar Ljungström (1905-1999) was a Swedish engineer and technical designer, specialised in aerodynamics and automobile industry, pioneering the early history of the Swedish car brand SAAB.
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he was designated head of Saab Automobile's development team of the company's first automobiles from the 1940s on
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Gold medal of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
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Honorary member of SAE International (first non-American)
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was a Swedish engineer and technical designer, specialised in aerodynamics and automobile industry
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he was designated head of Saab Automobile's development team of the company's first automobiles from the 1940s on
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He would proceed from the release of the Ursaab in 1949 until the 1966 Saab 99
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