Junkers, Hugo
Born: Feb 03, 1859 AD
Died: 1935 AD, at 76 years of age.
Nationality: German
Categories: Manufacturers
Died: 1935 AD, at 76 years of age.
Nationality: German
Categories: Manufacturers
1859 - Born on February 3rd in Rheydt, Prussia (Germany). German aircraft designer and early proponent of the monoplane and all-metal construction of aircraft.
1909 - His aeronautical work began in earnest only at the age of fifty. He had far-seeing ideas of metal aeroplanes and flying wings, but always realities of war dragged him back.
1910 - Junkers patented a flying-wing design, the same year in which he established an aircraft factory at Dessau.
1915 - His J-1 Blechesel (“Sheet Metal Donkey”) monoplane was the first successful all-metal airplane.
1917 - The government forced him into partnership with Anthony Fokker to ensure wartime production targets would be met.
1926 - Unable to make government loan repayments after a failed venture to build planes for the USSR, he lost control of most of his businesses.
1933 - The Nazi government, on taking power, immediately demanded ownership of Junkers' patents and control of his remaining companies.
1934 - Under threat of imprisonment he eventually acquiesced, to little avail and was later under house arrest.
1935 - Died on February 3rd in Gauting, near Munich, Germany.
1909 - His aeronautical work began in earnest only at the age of fifty. He had far-seeing ideas of metal aeroplanes and flying wings, but always realities of war dragged him back.
1910 - Junkers patented a flying-wing design, the same year in which he established an aircraft factory at Dessau.
1915 - His J-1 Blechesel (“Sheet Metal Donkey”) monoplane was the first successful all-metal airplane.
1917 - The government forced him into partnership with Anthony Fokker to ensure wartime production targets would be met.
1926 - Unable to make government loan repayments after a failed venture to build planes for the USSR, he lost control of most of his businesses.
1933 - The Nazi government, on taking power, immediately demanded ownership of Junkers' patents and control of his remaining companies.
1934 - Under threat of imprisonment he eventually acquiesced, to little avail and was later under house arrest.
1935 - Died on February 3rd in Gauting, near Munich, Germany.
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