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  German Aircraft Designers WW1 - Hugo Junkers
Hugo Junkers was born on February 3rd, 1859 in a small town named Rheydt near Monchengladbach in Germany as the third out of even sons of Louise and Heinrich Junkers.
Hugo Junkers was forced to fight a legal struggle against the German Reich during 1926 and in December 1926 the first Junkers crisis came to end, when Junkers agreed to sell the remaining 20% shares of ILAG to the German Reich, as well as to repay 1 million Reichsmark.
At the same time Hugo Junkers was forced to transfer his position as a chairman of the supervisory board of IFA and JUMO to the president of the chamber of commerce of Dessau Mueller.
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Hugo Junkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Hugo Junkers (3 February 1859 - 3 February 1935) was an innovative engineer, as his many patents in varied areas (gas engines, aeroplanes) show.
Junkers claimed affinity with Hitler's nationalist commitment, but ultimately had little sympathy with the requirements of mobilization for total war.
Junkers was a socialist and a pacifist; perhaps for these reasons, he had several occasions to cross swords with German leaderships.
encyclopedia.kids.net.au /page/hu/Hugo_Junkers   (652 words)

  
 Junkers.de | Leben & Werk | Hugo Junkers
März legt Junkers das Abitur an der Gewerbeschule in Barmen ab und schließt ein Praktikum in der Maschinenfabrik Carl Klingelhöffer in Rheydt an.
Junkers zieht nach Berlin, um bei Professor Adolph Slaby (1849 - 1913) an der TH in Charlottenburg weitere Vorlesungen über Elektromechanik und Thermodynamik zu hören und in dem von ihm geleiteten Elektrotechnischen Labor Maschinenversuche durchzuführen.
Junkers entwickelt den ersten stehenden Gasbadeofen auf der Grundlage seines Kalorimeters und meldet ihn unter der Bezeichnung "Flüssigkeitserhitzer", DRP-Nr.
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 Junkers Flugzeugwerke
Hugo Junkers designed his first aircraft, with a thick-section cantilever wing as early as 1910.
Junkers Flugzeugwerke concentrated on transport aircraft in the 1920s and early 1930s, switching to bombers and transports as the Luftwaffe expanded in the late 1930s.
What remained of Junkers in West Germany was privatized in 1956 and acquired by Messerschmitt AG in 1965.
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 HUGO JUNKERS
Junkers F 13 planes flew the mail in South America in the 1920s and 1930s.
Junkers was an industrialist, owning a factory in the city of Dessau, Germany, that built steam boilers and heating equipment.
This experience spurred Junkers to decide that aircraft of the future would be built entirely of metal—and would be monoplanes.
www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Junkers/Aero55.htm   (1408 words)

  
 Biographie: Hugo Junkers, 1859-1935   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Februar: Hugo Junkers wird in Rheydt als Sohn eines Fabrikanten geboren.
Junkers und der niederländische Jagdflugzeugkonstrukteur und Flieger Anthony H. Fokker haben sich unter dem Druck der Obersten Heeresleitung (OHL) zusammengeschlossen, um ein einsatzfähiges Ganzmetall-Kampfflugzeug zu entwickeln.
Gründung der "Junkers Motorenbau GmbH" (Jumo) in Dessau.
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 Junkers
The name Junkers is well known in connection with aircraft, which were produced under this name for the Luftwaffe during World War II.
By this time, however, the Nazi government had already seized control of his businesses, and Hugo Junkers himself was dead.
World War II saw Junkers factories as a leading producer of military aircraft such as the Ju52[?] "Tante Ju" and the Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber.
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 Professor Hugo Junkers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
From the Junkers F "Anneliese," designed in November, 1918, the F-13 was developed, the first Junkers all-metal low-wing monoplane.
The " Junkers-Flugzeugwerke" was launched in June 1919, and the " Junkers Luftverkehrs A.G." in 1924.
That year the German Government used devious financial means to deprive Junkers of the ownership of his plant, and in 1934 the Nazis took it over completely.
www.aviation-history.com /airmen/junkers.htm   (291 words)

  
 Junkers Presse Center
Hugo Junkers first thought of making use of the flue gas heat from heating systems 111 years ago.
The Junkers condensing technology was initially integrated into existing, conventional boilers equipped with a single heat exchanger for heating and condensing use.
Hugo Junkers anticipated this success story with his patent specification - continuous research and development work, plus 20 years of experience with Junkers condensing technology have turned it into reality and optimised it.
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 Flying Wings : An Anthology : Hugo Junkers (1859 - 1935)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Hugo Junkers was born on February 3,1859, at Rheydt near Monchengladbach on the left bank of the Lower Rhine.
That year (1925), the German Government used devious financial means to deprive Junkers of the ownership of his plant, and in 1934 the Nazis took it over completely.
Hugo Junkers died on his 76th birthday on February, 3rd 1935 at Bayrischzell.
www.ctie.monash.edu.au /hargrave/junkers.html   (326 words)

  
 uboat.net - Technical pages - Junkers Ju 290 and Ju 390
A Junkers Ju-290 A5 When the Ju 290 replaced the Fw 200 as long-range reconnaissance aircraft in the autumn of 1943, the crews were given a far more capable aircraft than the old Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor.
Hugo Junkers, one of pioneers of all-metal aircraft construction.
Junkers decided to use the parts of the unfinished third Ju 89 to build a long-distance airliner, the Ju 90, with a new fuselage.
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 Junkers Ju 90 Book Review by Steven "Modeldad" Eisenman (Black Cross Series, Midlands Publshing)
While Junkers did develop the first all metal single seat fighter in 1915, most of his life was a struggle to keep the aircraft business going.
In the September of 1933, Junkers handed over his stock to the RLM and was relieved of all his duties and offices.
Junkers’ signature of aircraft design was corrugated sheeting, beginning with the all-metal J1 in 1915.
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 Hugo Junkers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hugo Junkers (3 February 1859 - 3 February 1935) was an innovative German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas (gas engines, aeroplanes) show.
Born in Reydt, Junkers was a professor or mechanical engineering at Aachen between 1897 and 1912.
But Junkers always had more ideas: the massive four engined G38, nicknamed "Der Grosse Dessauer", delivered to Lufthansa made no commercial trips for many months as he repeatedly recalled it to the factory for improvements.
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 Hugo Junkers and the J 1: Hugo Junkers built the first all metal airplane, the J1
Hugo Junkers and the J 1: Hugo Junkers built the first all metal airplane, the J1 Suite101
Hugo Junkers was something of an aviation visionary, anticipating future develpments in several areas in the early days of aviation, but he came into conflict with Hitler
Those listed here are just a few of Hugo Junkers’ achievements (and trails) since he was already a highly successful engineer and inventor before applying his talents to aircraft at the age of 56.
transportationhistory.suite101.com /article.cfm/hugo_junkers_and_the_j_1   (579 words)

  
 Roden 1:72 Junkers D.I WW1 Monoplane (041) | Antics Online
Convinced of the correctness of this development, Junkers began designing a special operational-support plane for the army, the CL I; and a fighter, the D I. The first flight of the J.7, prototype of the future fighter, was in September 1917.
In conditions of autumn rain Junkers' aircraft had essential advantages over wood and linen types-metal machines were not subject to the whims of the weather, while the canvas and wood of other machines deteriorated all too quickly.
The further development of fighter aviation was determined by these two events, and consequently Hugo Junkers rightfully became regarded as one of the parents of modern aircraft.
www.anticsonline.co.uk /625_1_1415935.html   (803 words)

  
 Junkers - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The name Junkers (IPA: /ˈjunkeɺs/) is well known in connection with aircraft, which were produced under this name for the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Junkers also ran an engine factory, and in 1923 they separated it out to form its own company, Junkers Motoren, or Jumo.
Their Jumo 004 jet engine was the first to be considered production quality and used in the Me 262 jet fighter.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Junkers   (371 words)

  
 Fuel Cell Works Supplemental News Page
Hugo Junkers (February 3rd, 1859 - February 3rd,1935).
Junkers was an innovative German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas show.
The name Junkers is mainly known in connection with aircrafts, especially the first all-metal aeroplane of the world.
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 1/72 RoG Junkers F 13 W by Caz Dalton
Nevertheless, the Junkers Larsen Corporation helped Hugo Junkers and the F 13 to survive the initial years of its existence, when Junkers was unable to use and sell his new aircraft in Germany.
Although in 1921 Junkers was not allow to operate his F 13 aircraft in Germany, the Allies now were interested in the Junkers design.
Therefore Junkers was advised to build 23 Junkers F 13 aircraft as reparation deliveries to France (7 aircraft), England and Italy (5 aircraft each), Belgium and Japan (3 aircraft each).
www.aircraftresourcecenter.com /Fea1/101-200/Fea178_Junkers_F13_Dalton/Fea178.htm   (1541 words)

  
 Scale-models hall of fame-Hugo Junkers. - Scale Models
Preserved Junkers Ju.52 3/m operated by Lufthansa in their historic flight,rebuilt from three airframes the aircrafts uses Pratt and Witney powerplants,this classic aircraft epitomises the corrugated construction used by Hugo Junkers in his many designs.
Hugo Junkers (3 February 1859 - 3 February 1935) was an innovative German engineer, as his many in varied areas (gas engines, aeroplanes) show,his use of corrugated metal to save weight without sacrificing strength is well known.
Junkers claimed affinity with Hitler's nationalist commitment, but ultimately had little sympathy with the requirements of mobilization for total.
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 Junkers J1 Observation/Ground Attack Aircraft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Hugo Junkers was the first aircraft manufacturer who experimented, successfully with all-metal aircraft.
Developed for low-level, front-line observation and attack, the Junkers J 1 was the first all-metal aircraft to go into series production anywhere in the world.
The Junkers J1 was made by Junkers-Fokker Werke A.G., Germany.
www.constable.ca /JunkersJ1.htm   (319 words)

  
 Junkers
Germany just then was fighting World War I, and aluminium, which is very light in weight, was in short supply.
This government support enabled Junkers to secure a supply of aluminium, which he promptly used to build a new airplane, the J 3.
Its aluminium skin was corrugated for strength, a design feature that carried over to the famous Ford Trimotor airliner of several years later.
www.pilotfriend.com /acft_manu/Junkers.htm   (1285 words)

  
 Hugo Junkers - Wikipedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Junkers and Co. 1932 an die Robert Bosch GmbH verkaufen, die den Handelsnamen für diese gut eingeführten Produkte bis zum heutigen Tage fortführt.
In Dessau widmete sich Junkers einem zweiten Interessengebiet: der Architektur.
Hugo Junkers wird in Dessau, der Stadt seines Wirkens, mit dem Technikmuseum Hugo Junkers gewürdigt.
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 Radio Control Zone - Junkers
Hugo Junkers' first new development after WWI was the Junkers F13, a 6-place civil transport aircraft, that was also exported to the USA as Junkers-Larsen aircraft.
Junkers was so very oriented to civil (not military) aircraft that he was pushed out of his company 1934 by Hitler's Nazis because he did not want to produce military aircraft.
The later (in)famous Junkers planes (Ju87 Stuka, Ju88 and so on) have been constructed and were built without him.
forums.radiocontrolzone.com /showthread.php?t=60178   (457 words)

  
 Junkers.de | Offizielle Seite über Leben und Werk von Hugo Junkers
Mit Junkers.de möchte Bernd Junkers, ein Enkel Hugo Junkers', das Andenken seines Großvaters wahren und verbreiten.
Seine Schwäche für Flugzeuge hat Hugo Junkers erst spät entdeckt.
Hugo Junkers hat sich frühzeitig um eine gezielte Reklame in der Selbstdarstellung seiner Unternehmen gekümmert und dabei gezielt Werbung und Imageaufbau betrieben.
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 TIME.com: Frozen Junkers -- Apr. 4, 1932 -- Page 1
It may be on the radiator in your hotel room; on the locomotive of your train (it may have been in the engine room of the steamer which took you there); under the hood of your motorbus; on the hot water tap in your bathroom.
Junkers Aircraft assets were supposed to be nearly adequate ($5,236,000 against $3,094,000 liabilities), but frozen.
A Junkers unit closely allied with the aircraft company, and like it wholly owned by famed Professor Hugo Junkers.
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 Chad Stamp Display Card 80f Hugo Junkers - Junker J1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In 1910, Junkers announced his first patent on his gliding machine, but his aim was always to develop a motor-driven plane.
Junkers was one of the first aircraft manufacturers to make extensive use of metal for aircraft construction, often employing it not only for the airframe but also for the outer skin as well.
Indeed, the J1 was of all-metal construction, with even a covering of thin sheet iron which earned it the name of "Tin Donkey." Nevertheless, the J1's metal construction gave it excellent protection from ground fire during low-flying patrol and support missions over forward battle areas.
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 Hugo Junkers
Hugo Junkers established his first factory in 1889.
It is apparent that this design was fundamentally sound for the original J-13 was still in service more than twenty years later.
In 1928, the Bremen, a Junkers produced aircraft, became the first nonstop East-West Transatlantic air crossing success.
www.allstar.fiu.edu /aero/junkers.htm   (414 words)

  
 Hugo Birger ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Hugo Lederer, Bocche di Cattaro, 19th - 20th century
Hugo Lederer, In front of the fence, 19th - 20th century
Hugo Anton Fisher, Hunter in the Forest, 19th - 20th century
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