Henrich Focke

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Henrich Focke was a German aviation engineer and pioneer who co-founded the aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf and became a key figure in early helicopter development.

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instanceOf aeronautical engineer
aviation pioneer
helicopter pioneer
human
coFounded Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG
surface form: Focke-Wulf
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1890-10-08
dateOfDeath 1979-02-25
designed Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache
Focke-Wulf Fw 61
educatedAt Leibniz University Hannover NERFINISHED
employer Focke-Achgelis
Focke-Wulf
era 20th century
fieldOfWork aeronautics
aircraft engineering
helicopter design
founded Focke-Achgelis
hasFamilyName Focke-Wulf
surface form: Focke
hasGivenName Henrich
hasWork development of rotary-wing aircraft
influenced early helicopter technology
knownFor co-founding Focke-Wulf
development of the first practical helicopter in Germany
memberOf Focke-Wulf
nationality German
nativeLanguage German
notableAchievement built one of the first fully controllable helicopters
notableWork Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache
Focke-Wulf A 16
Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz
Focke-Wulf Fw 61
occupation aircraft designer
engineer
placeOfBirth Bremen ONNED1
placeOfDeath Bremen NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
significantProject Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 transport helicopter
Focke-Wulf Fw 61
surface form: Focke-Wulf Fw 61 experimental helicopter
studied mechanical engineering
workLocation Bremen NERFINISHED
Germany

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Focke-Wulf foundedBy Henrich Focke
Focke-Wulf notableDesigner Henrich Focke
Georg Wulf partnerInBusinessWith Henrich Focke