Awarded International Air & Space Hall of Fame (1976).
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Hugo Junkers
Hugo Junkers 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, 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 th…
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business · German aviation pioneer (1859–1935) · military flight engineer · inventor · university teacher · engineer · entrepreneur · technician · also Hugo Junkers, Junkers
Born 3 February 1859 · Died 3 February 1935 · Q60363
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1976· 2 entries
Junkers was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame
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1935· 1 entry
Died 1935-02-03.
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1934· 2 entries
And eventually seized control of his patents and company
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And died on the 3rd of February 1935 (his 76th birthday) after a visit from Nazi officials
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1933· 2 entries
Junkers opposed their goal of re-armament
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Requested Junkers and his businesses aid in the German re-armament
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1930· 1 entry
Awarded Werner von Siemens Ring (1930).
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1927· 2 entries
Won Grashof Commemorative Medal (1927).
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Won Wilhelm Exner Medal (1927).
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1915· 1 entry
Developed the world's first practical all-metal aircraft design, the Junkers J 1 "Blechesel" (Sheetmetal Donkey), which survived on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich until WWII
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1909· 1 entry
At the Brand Heath, equipped with corrugated iron wings built by Junkers & Co
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1878· 1 entry
Attended the Technische Hochschulen in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin) and Aachen (now RWTH Aachen), where he completed his engineering studies in 1883
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1859· 1 entry
Born 1859-02-03.
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