Franz-Zeno Diemer
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Franz Zeno Diemer was a flight pioneer in Bavaria, setting a number of world records, and Flight Officer for Bavarian Lifeguard Regiment.
, Bavaria
Son of the painter Prof. Michael Zeno Diemer and Frau Diemer
Trained as an engineer.
1912 Joined the Bavarian Lifeguard Regiment, then a flying squadron. Was a member of "Bogohl 8 (the bomber squadron operated by the Senior Military Command, with rank of Flying Officer.
1. July 1921 Joined Dornier
in Friedrichshafen
as test pilot and for trial flying of new aircraft.
1922 After Dornier's move to Marina di Pisa
Italy
, worked as test pilot, head of the aerodynamics department and manager of the advertising department.
From 1935 on, worked exclusively as manager of the advertising department. Was editor in chief of the company newspaper "Dornier-Post" which appeared from the autumn of 1935 until July 1938.
August 1939 to Ende
1944: German Air Force.
Returned to Dornier and assumed charge of the suggestions scheme.
End of March 1946 retired; ceased to work for Dornier.
Test pilot for BMW.
13.09.1919 Set up a world altitude record for a passenger aircraft (8 people on board, 6750 metres) in a Junkers F.13
powered by a BMW IIIa aircraft engine (the pilot, however, may have been Moes).
Franz-Zeno Diemer, the pioneering aviator, sets a new world altitude record with a 32,023 ft (9760 m) flight in 1919 using the BMW IV
engine.
BMW test pilot Franz Zeno Diemer took off from the Oberwiesenfeld on 17.06.1919 in a DFW- F 37/III ("C-IV") and captured the first (initially unofficial) world record for BMW by reaching an altitude of 9,760 metres in an aircraft with a BMW IV engine, the successor to the IIIa, reached in 89 minutes. The Treaty of Versailles, signed three weeks later, prohibited Germany from making aircraft and aircraft engines, and all BMW's aero-engine development assets were confiscated by order of the Allied Control Commission.
, a town on the northern side of Lake Constance Bodensee in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland
and Austria
.
Early life
Born in OberammergauOberammergau
Oberammergau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. The town is famous for its production of a Passion Play, its woodcarvers, and the NATO School.-Passion Play:...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
Son of the painter Prof. Michael Zeno Diemer and Frau Diemer
Trained as an engineer.
1912 Joined the Bavarian Lifeguard Regiment, then a flying squadron. Was a member of "Bogohl 8 (the bomber squadron operated by the Senior Military Command, with rank of Flying Officer.
1. July 1921 Joined Dornier
Dornier
Dornier may refer to:* Claudius Dornier , German aircraft designer and builder** Dornier Flugzeugwerke, German aircraft manufacturer founded in 1914 by Claudius Dornier* Dornier Consulting, international consulting and project management company...
in Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen
This article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...
as test pilot and for trial flying of new aircraft.
1922 After Dornier's move to Marina di Pisa
Marina di pisa
Marina di Pisa is a seaside resort of Tuscany, in central Italy.It is a frazione of the provincial capital of Pisa, which lies about 10 km to the east.-Geography:...
Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, worked as test pilot, head of the aerodynamics department and manager of the advertising department.
From 1935 on, worked exclusively as manager of the advertising department. Was editor in chief of the company newspaper "Dornier-Post" which appeared from the autumn of 1935 until July 1938.
August 1939 to Ende
Ende
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1944: German Air Force.
Returned to Dornier and assumed charge of the suggestions scheme.
End of March 1946 retired; ceased to work for Dornier.
Functions at BMW
13.09.1919 Set up a world altitude record for a passenger aircraft (8 people on board, 6750 metres) in a Junkers F.13
Junkers F.13
The Junkers F.13 was the world's first all-metal transport aircraft, developed in Germany at the end of World War I. It was an advanced cantilever-wing monoplane, with enclosed accommodation for four passengers. Over 300 were sold...
powered by a BMW IIIa aircraft engine (the pilot, however, may have been Moes).
Franz-Zeno Diemer, the pioneering aviator, sets a new world altitude record with a 32,023 ft (9760 m) flight in 1919 using the BMW IV
BMW IV
The BMW IV was a six-cylinder, water-cooled inline aircraft engine built in Germany in the 1920s. Power was in the 180 kW range. The IV was also produced under license by Junkers as the L2 which spawned the L5....
engine.
BMW test pilot Franz Zeno Diemer took off from the Oberwiesenfeld on 17.06.1919 in a DFW- F 37/III ("C-IV") and captured the first (initially unofficial) world record for BMW by reaching an altitude of 9,760 metres in an aircraft with a BMW IV engine, the successor to the IIIa, reached in 89 minutes. The Treaty of Versailles, signed three weeks later, prohibited Germany from making aircraft and aircraft engines, and all BMW's aero-engine development assets were confiscated by order of the Allied Control Commission.
Later in Life
Died in FriedrichshafenFriedrichshafen
This article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...
, a town on the northern side of Lake Constance Bodensee in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland
Switzerland
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and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.