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Hugo Junkers
Junkers in 1920
Born
(1859-02-03)3 February 1859
Rheydt, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia
Died
3 February 1935(1935-02-03) (aged 76)
Gauting, Bavaria, Nazi Germany
Resting place
Munich Waldfriedhof
Education
Royal Polytechnic University in Charlottenburg Royal Technical University in Aachen
Occupation
Engineer
Spouse
Therese Ida Bennhold
Children
12
Parents
Johann Heinrich Junkers
Luise Junkers
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. His company, Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG (Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works), was one of the mainstays of the German aircraft industry in the years between World War I and World War II. His multi-engined, all-metal passenger- and freight planes helped establish airlines in Germany and around the world.
In addition to aircraft, Junkers also built both diesel and petrol engines and held various thermodynamic and metallurgical patents. He was also one of the main sponsors of the Bauhaus movement and facilitated the move of the Bauhaus from Weimar to Dessau (where his factory was situated) in 1925.
Amongst the highlights of his career were the Junkers J 1 of 1915, the world's first practical all-metal aircraft, incorporating a cantilever wing design with virtually no external bracing, the Junkers F 13 of 1919 (the world's first all-metal passenger aircraft), the Junkers W 33 (which made the first successful heavier-than-air east-to-west crossing of the Atlantic Ocean), the Junkers G.38 "flying wing", and the Junkers Ju 52, affectionately nicknamed "Tante Ju", one of the most famous airliners of the 1930s.
When the Nazis came into power in 1933, they requested Junkers and his businesses aid in the German re-armament. When Junkers declined, the Nazis placed him under house arrest in 1934 and eventually seized control of his patents and company. He died the following year. Under Nazi control, his company produced some of the most successful German warplanes of the Second World War.
all-metal airplanes and flying wings. His company, Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG (Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works), was one of the mainstays...
Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG (JFM, earlier JCO or JKO in World War I, English: Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works) more commonly Junkers [ˈjʊŋkɐs]...
pioneered by Junkers and used on many of their aircraft, including the popular Junkers F 13 1920s, the record-setting Junkers W 33, and Junkers W34. The corrugation...
The Junkers J 1, nicknamed the Blechesel (Tin Donkey or Sheet Metal Donkey), was an experimental monoplane aircraft developed by Junkers. It was the first...
Junkers German base at Dessau. During the difficult 1921–3 period production was transferred to Junkers plants at Danzig and Reval. In 1922–3, Hugo Junkers...
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papyrologist HugoJunkers (1859–1935), German engineer and airplane designer, constructed first airplane made from metal, founded the Junkers & Co Gustav...
before Junkers responded with a larger engine of their own, the Junkers Jumo 211. The first gasoline-burning aviation power plants that the Junkers Motorenwerke...
in-line piston aircraft engine from Junkers, designed under the management of Ferdinand Brandner of the Junkers Motorenwerke. Such was the projected...
service as military transports. The Junkers Ju 90 airliner and transport series descended directly from the Junkers Ju 89, a contender in the Ural bomber...
The Junkers G 24 was a German three-engine, all-metal low-wing monoplane passenger aircraft manufactured by Junkers from 1925. Junkers F 24 was the designation...
was issued to both Junkers and Heinkel. Five prototypes were ordered from each company; the Junkers Ju 86 and Heinkel He 111. Junkers' design was a low-winged...
used Avionics Radar: FuG 200 Hohentwiel Related development Junkers Ju 89 Junkers Ju 90 Junkers Ju 390 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era...
on the all-metal airframe design technologies pioneered by HugoJunkers with the Junkers J 1 in 1915 and improved over the two following decades – especially...
aircraft was developed from the Junkers W 33, noted for being a record-breaking aircraft. Further development led to the Junkers Ju 46, which was seaplane for...
moulding—were already developed by 1901 for non-sandwich applications. HugoJunkers first explored the idea of a honeycomb core within a laminate structure...
to fly faster. HugoJunkers pioneered the cantilever wing in 1915. Only a dozen years after the Wright Brothers' initial flights, Junkers endeavored to...
Junkers Ju 252 was a German cargo aircraft that made its first flight in late October 1941. The aircraft was planned as a replacement for the Junkers...
aircraft structure occurred in 1916, when HugoJunkers first introduced its use in the airframe of the Junkers J 3, a single-engined monoplane "technology...
duralumin that had been a hallmark of Junkers designs up to this time, although this would be the last Junkers aircraft to have this feature. The main...
The Junkers W 33 was a German 1920s single-engine low-wing monoplane transport aircraft that followed Junkers standard practice making extensive use of...
Fili in Russia in December 1922. In 1926, the first Junkers L5 engines were mounted on the Junkers A 20s. With some further tail modifications the new...
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