Pierre Gautier, 'Father of the Concorde,' Dies at 94
Pierre Gautier's fingerprints are all over the French aerospace industry

Though his name is not widely known outside of French aviation circles, aeronautical engineer Pierre Gautier, who died January 7 at 94, leaves his DNA all over the French aerospace industry. It started in 1954 with his involvement in establishing production of France’s Fouga Magister, the V-tail jet trainer that launched so many pilots’ careers in the French military. From there, Gautier moved to air transport on the Caravelle jet airliner project.