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Henrich Focke

Henrich Focke was a German aviation pioneer from Bremen and also a co-founder of the Focke-Wulf company. He is best known as the inventor of the Fw 61, the first successful, practical, and fully controllable helicopter, first flown in 1936. He has been called "father of the helicopter".

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business · German aviation pioneer · military flight engineer · inventor · engineer · aircraft pilot · aerospace engineer · entrepreneur · design engineer · also Henrich Focke, Focke

Born 8 October 1890 · Died 25 February 1979 · Q60904

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Jun 1968Award
Won Howard N. Potts Medal (1968).
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Jun 1961Award
Awarded Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring (1961).
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1997· 1 entry

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And is today the centerpiece of a museum devoted to him

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1993· 1 entry

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Focke was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum

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1979· 1 entry

Feb 25, 1979Documented record86% confidence

Died 1979-02-25.

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1968· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1968Documented record84% confidence

Won Howard N. Potts Medal (1968).

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1961· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1961Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring (1961).

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1961Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Focke became a consulting engineer with Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke of Bremen and Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft-und Raumfahrt

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1960· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1960Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1960).

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1956· 1 entry

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And began developing a three-seater helicopter named the "Kolibri" ("hummingbird") at the Borgward company in Bremen, with its first flight taking place in 1958

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1952· 1 entry

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Focke and other members of his former design team were employed by Brazil's Centro Técnico Aeroespacial (CTA), at the time the air force's technical center, to develop a Convertiplane, the "Convertiplano", which drew hea

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1950· 1 entry

1950Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Worked as a designer with the North German Automobile Company (Nordwestdeutscher Fahrzeugbau) of Wilhelmshaven

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1938· 1 entry

1938Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Hanna Reitsch piloted the Fw 61 inside the Deutschlandhalle

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1936· 1 entry

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Focke was ousted from the Focke-Wulf company by shareholder pressure

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1931· 1 entry

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The city of Bremen awarded him the title of Professor

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1930· 1 entry

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Focke was offered a chair at the Danzig Institute of Technology, an honour which he declined

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1927· 1 entry

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Wulf died while test flying the Focke-Wulf F 19 canard monoplane

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1914· 1 entry

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And Wulf both reported for military service and Focke was deferred due to heart problems, but was eventually drafted into an infantry regiment

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1890· 1 entry

Oct 8, 1890Documented record86% confidence

Born 1890-10-08.

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