Kurt Tank
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Kurt Tank was a prominent German aeronautical engineer and test pilot best known for designing several advanced Luftwaffe fighter aircraft during World War II.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aeronautical engineer
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aircraft designer ⓘ human ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| designed |
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft
NERFINISHED
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Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor airliner NERFINISHED ⓘ Fw 44 Stieglitz trainer aircraft ⓘ
surface form:
Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz trainer
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser trainer ⓘ Focke-Wulf Ta 152 high-altitude fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ Focke-Wulf Ta 154 night fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ Focke-Wulf Ta 183 design ⓘ
surface form:
Focke-Wulf Ta 183 jet fighter project
Hindustan Marut HF-24 jet fighter-bomber ⓘ Pulqui II jet fighter (Argentina) ⓘ |
| employer |
Focke-Wulf
ⓘ
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ⓘ Instituto Aerotécnico Córdoba ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Tank ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
ⓘ
aircraft design ⓘ |
| givenName | Kurt ⓘ |
| memberOf | Focke-Wulf design bureau ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| name | Kurt Tank self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
designing advanced Luftwaffe fighter aircraft during World War II
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postwar jet aircraft design in Argentina and India ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Focke-Wulf Ta 152 NERFINISHED ⓘ Focke-Wulf Ta 154 ⓘ Focke-Wulf Ta 183 design ⓘ Hindustan Marut HF-24 jet fighter-bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Hindustan Marut HF-24
Pulqui II jet fighter ⓘ |
| occupation |
aeronautical engineer
ⓘ
test pilot ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn | World War II ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of design at Focke-Wulf ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Argentina
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Germany ⓘ India ⓘ |
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