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Hugo Junkers (3 February 1859 – 3 February 1935) was a German aircraft engineer and aircraft designer who pioneered the design of all-metal airplanes and flying wings.
Hugo Junkers, German aircraft designer and early proponent of the monoplane and all-metal construction of aircraft. His J-1 Blechesel (‘Sheet Metal Donkey’) monoplane was the first successful all-metal airplane (1915), and his F-13 was the first all-metal transport plane (1919).
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Jan 9, 2017 · Hugo Junkers was a scholar, a pacifist, and a family man, who contributed innumerable technological advances to aviation and the world at large died a prisoner in his own home, only to have his wife exploited through Nazi fear tactics, and his legacy overrun by the WWII aircraft that still bore his name.
You will find information about all aircraft and engines, developed by Hugo Junkers, the famous German aviation pioneer, between 1915 and 1933, as well as by the Junkers Flugzeugwerke AG, which became Germany's No. 1 Nazi Weapon Factory after the death of Hugo Junkers in 1934.
Professor Hugo Junkers. Prior to 1910, Professor Hugo Junkers made his living from the manufacture of heating appliances. Then, at the age of 51, he revealed his secret hobby, aviation, and published his "Nurflugel-Patent."
Hugo Junkers. 1859-1935. German aviation engineer who built some of the first all-metal airplanes and was responsible for innovations in heating systems and engine designs. In 1890 Junkers founded a research institute devoted to the study of engine and airflow technology.
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Feb 3, 2023 · On February 3, 1859, German engineer and aircraft designer Hugo Junkers was born. Junkers is generally credited with pioneering the design of all-metal airplanes and flying wings. As founder of the Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG, he was one of the mainstays of the German aircraft industry in the years between World War I and World War II.
