

Habibie was awarded the Von Karman Award, which is one of the most prestigious awards in the aerospace industry. His most famous theory is on the crack spot of an airplane that granted him the name “Mr.Crack”. Habibie earned an astounding 46 patents in the aeronautics field. Habibie developed the Airbus A300B and through that accomplishment, he soon got promoted as the vice president for the company.Īs a scholar, BJ. There, he developed a theory on thermodynamics. Instead, he accepted one from Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), an aviation company in Germany. Although he was offered many positions such as the head of train construction in The Netherlands, as well as positions within aviation companies like Boeing and Airbus, he declined the offers. At the same time, he also developed his theory in thermoelasticity. Habibie delivered his thesis in aerospace engineer. Habibie was transferred to RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Due to diplomatic reason between Indonesia and The Netherlands, BJ. To pursue his dream, he went to Institut Teknologi Bandung (Bandung Institute of Technology) and then studied abroad at Delft University of Technology.

Young BJ Habibie was a smart kid and love to read books. Habibie.īacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was born in Parepare, South Sulawesi. Reminding us of his life’s great achievements, here is an obituary of Bacharuddin Jusuf Habbie, otherwise known as BJ. During his life, he contributed many things in areas of technology and aeronautics.


Aside from his presidency, he was a-well-known aeronautics engineer. Our former Indonesia President, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie had passed away on 11 September 2019 due to heart failure.
