Focke-Achgelis
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Focke-Achgelis & Co. G.m.b.H. was a German helicopter company founded in 1937 by Henrich Focke
and Gerd Achgelis.
, but soon after this the Air Ministry, which had been impressed by the Focke-Wulf Fw 61
helicopter, suggested that Focke establish a new company dedicated to helicopter development and issued him with a requirement for an improved design capable of carrying a 700 kg (1,543.2 lb) payload.
Focke established the Focke-Achgelis company on 27 April 1937 in partnership with pilot Gerd Achgelis, and began development work at Delmenhorst
in 1938.
Henrich Focke
Henrich Focke was a German aviation pioneer from Bremen. He was a co-founder of the Focke-Wulf company.-Early life:...
and Gerd Achgelis.
History
In 1936 Focke had been ousted from the Focke-Wulf company he had cofounded in 1924 by shareholder pressure. Though the ostensible reason was that he was considered "politically unreliable" by the Nazi regime there is reason to believe it was so that Focke-Wulf's manufacturing capacity could be used to produce Bf 109 aircraft. The company was taken over by AEGAEG
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft was a German producer of electrical equipment founded in 1883 by Emil Rathenau....
, but soon after this the Air Ministry, which had been impressed by the Focke-Wulf Fw 61
Focke-Wulf Fw 61
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Coates, Steve and Jean-Christophe Carbonel. Helicopters of the Third Reich. Crowborough, UK: Classic Publications Ltd., 2002. ISBN 1-903223-24-5....
helicopter, suggested that Focke establish a new company dedicated to helicopter development and issued him with a requirement for an improved design capable of carrying a 700 kg (1,543.2 lb) payload.
Focke established the Focke-Achgelis company on 27 April 1937 in partnership with pilot Gerd Achgelis, and began development work at Delmenhorst
Delmenhorst
Delmenhorst is an urban district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of 74,500 and is located 10 km/6 miles west of downtown Bremen with which it forms a contiguous urban area, whereas the city of Oldenburg is 25 km/15 miles to the northwest. The city has a total area of 62.36 km²...
in 1938.
Designs
- Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache (Dragon), transport helicopter (prototype)
- Focke-Achgelis Fa 266 Hornisse (Hornet), helicopter (prototype)
- Focke-Achgelis Fa 269, Experimental VTOLVTOLA vertical take-off and landing aircraft is one that can hover, take off and land vertically. This classification includes fixed-wing aircraft as well as helicopters and other aircraft with powered rotors, such as cyclogyros/cyclocopters and tiltrotors...
aircraft - Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (Wagtail), helicopter (prototype)
- Focke-Achgelis Fa 336 scout helicopter (prototype), 1944
- Focke Achgelis Fa 225