
Описание
Страна: Германия
Год: 1910
M.Dusing German Aviation Industry in WWI. Volume 1 (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 84)
AGO-Flugzeugwerke GmbH and Otto Flugzeugwerke
After completing his studies in 1909, Gustav Otto initially founded three companies in Munich: “Bayerische Auto-Garage GmbH” (B.A.G.), the “Akademie fur Aviatik” and “Aeroplanbau Otto & Alberti/Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenwerke”, although it should be noted that Gustav Otto initially devoted himself to aviation technology purely out of sporting interest. In 1909/10, he took over the German representation of Bleriot and the biplane manufacturer “Aviatik GmbH” from Mulhouse (Alsace).
The “Academy of Aviation” newly founded by Otto prompted him to move from Munich to Puchheim and, in the summer of 1910, to become the 34th German pilot to take his pilot’s certificate on an aviation flying machine with a 50 HP Argus engine. Otto then trained various pilots at his academy on the Puchheim airfield near Munich, including Ernst Udet (1896-1941) in 1914.
His “Aeroplanbau Otto & Alberti” was initially set up in 1909 at Munich’s Oberwiesenfeld, at that time a drill ground which G. Otto was allowed to use as an airfield by agreement with the Bavarian military authorities. In 1910, both opened a branch of the company in Puchheim, the seat of his Academy of Aviation. Puchheim had a newly opened airfield and thus offered quite good conditions for the repair and manufacture of flying machines. 40 employees and technical staff were initially only responsible for the production of replicas of the Bleriot monoplanes. With 40 employees produced mainly replicas of the Bleriot monoplane. The first Bleriot replica, the “Otto No.1”was christened the “Sperber“ (Sparrowhawk).
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- M.Dusing German Aviation Industry in WWI. Volume 1 (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 84)
Фотографии
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Mercedes D4F installed on Otto-Monoplane (1911). With this 130 kg heavy engine 120 to 130 km/h was reached.
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The first monoplane built by Gustav Otto in 1910, with the contemporary designation Otto-Eindecker. The engine of this single-seater was a 55 hp Daimler D4F, span 13 m, length 9.3 m. Dr. Alberti was a lawyer who financed some aeroplane designers, for example in 1909 the Focke-Alberti Ente.
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M.Dusing - German Aviation Industry in WWI. Volume 1 /Centennial Perspective/ (84)
This photo of the Gustave Otto Flugmaschinewerke was scanned from Udet's book Mein Fliegerleben. In 1909, 13-year old Ernst Udet and some of his buddies (aged 10 to 13) formed what they called the "Aero-Club Munchen". Each Wednesday they met in the Udet attic to build flying models from scratch. When Gustav Otto, the son of Dr. Nicolas Otto, started building aircraft in his wooden sheds at Milbertshofen, the group of kids would organize outings to the Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenwerke. They would peer through the fence for hours... that is what you see in this photo. Later, of course, Udet would learn to fly there as well. The group of little boys peering through the fence no doubt includes Udet but which one is not known. (Greg VanWyngarden)
Другие самолёты на фотографии: Otto biplane - Германия - 1911