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Anthony Fokker
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Author : Marc Dierikx
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2018-04-03
Anthony Fokker written by Marc Dierikx and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-03 with Transportation categories.
Comprehensive biography of Anthony Fokker, the famed Dutch pilot and daredevil aviator Anthony Fokker: The Flying Dutchman Who Shaped American Aviation tells the larger-than-life true story of maverick pilot and aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker. Fokker came from an affluent Dutch family and developed a gift for tinkering with mechanics. Despite not receiving a traditional education, he stumbled his way into aviation as a young stunt pilot in Germany in 1910. He survived a series of spectacular airplane crashes and rose to fame within a few years. A combination of industrial espionage, luck, and deception then propelled him to become Germany's leading aircraft manufacturer during World War I, making him a multimillionaire by his midtwenties. When the German Revolution swept the country in 1918 and 1919, Fokker made a spectacular escape to the United States. He set up business in New York and New Jersey in 1921, and shortly thereafter became the world's largest aircraft manufacturer. The U.S. Army and Navy acquired his machines, and his factories equipped legendary carriers such as Pan American and TWA at the dawn of commercial air transport. Yet despite his astounding success, his empire collapsed in the late 1920s after a series of ill-conceived business decisions and deeply upsetting personal dramas. In 1927, aviator Richard Byrd solicited a Fokker three-engine plane to be the first to fly non-stop across the Atlantic. The plane was damaged on a test flight and Charles Lindbergh beat him to it. Lindbergh's solo adventure in the Spirit of St. Louis earned him--and cost Fokker--a lasting place in the history books. Using previously undiscovered records and primary sources, Marc Dierikx traces Fokker's extraordinary life and celebrates his spectacular achievements.
Flying Dutchman
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Author : Anthony Herman Gerard Fokker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Flying Dutchman written by Anthony Herman Gerard Fokker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Flying Dutchman
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Author : Anthony H. G. Fokker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1938
Flying Dutchman written by Anthony H. G. Fokker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1938 with categories.
Flying Dutchman
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Author : Anthony Herman Gerald Fokker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-03-01
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Flying Dutchman
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Author : Anthony Herman Gerard Fokker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931
Flying Dutchman written by Anthony Herman Gerard Fokker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931 with categories.
Fokker
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Author : M. L. J. Dierikx
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Release Date : 1997-03-17
Fokker written by M. L. J. Dierikx and has been published by Smithsonian Books (DC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"The name Fokker is synonymous with early aviation warfare. Rising to prominence as a builder of biplanes and triplanes used extensively by Germany in World War I, Anthony Fokker (1890-1939) made aerial combat possible by inventing a device to synchronize machine gun fire with propellers. By 1918 he was the manufacturer of Germany's top fighter planes. A decade later, with his business interests extending from Germany and his native Holland to the United States, he headed the world's largest aircraft manufacturing conglomerate, renowned for an innovative trimotor plane." "Arguing that Fokker's early success was due as much to good timing and marketing strategies as to engineering genius, Marc Dierikx draws from archives in Europe and the United States to trace Fokker's mixed career as an aviation businessman. He shows how Fokker's reluctance to invest in research and development, his propensity for producing small-series, highly customized aircraft, and his struggle with quality control led to the eventual decline of his empire. The book describes how Fokker's eccentricities and constant travels had dramatic consequences on his personal life and how his financial strategies affected the sales of his planes. Dierikx also details Fokker's unfounded confidence in the giant F-32."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
German Fighter Aircraft In World War I
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Author : Mark C. Wilkins
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2019-11-19
German Fighter Aircraft In World War I written by Mark C. Wilkins and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with History categories.
This fully illustrated volume explores German military aviation during WWI through archival photographs and authentically detailed replicas. Fighter aircraft were developed during World War I at an unprecedented rate, as nascent air forces sought to achieve and maintain air supremacy. German manufacturers innovated at top speed, while constantly scrutinizing the development of new enemy aircraft. The Germans also utilized the concept of modular engineering, which allowed them to disassembled or reassembled their aircraft quickly in the field. The pinnacle of their aeronautical innovations was the iconic Fokker D VII—the only aircraft specifically mentioned in the Treaty of Versailles, which forbade Germany from building it after the war. German Fighter Aircraft in World War I explores how German fighter aircraft were developed during the war, the advancements and trials that made the Fokker D VII possible, and the different makes and types of aircraft. Using unpublished images including photographs of surviving aircraft, archive images, and models and replicas, this volume shows details of aircraft that were kept top secret during the war. Extensively illustrated with 140 photos and ten color profiles, this is will be essential reading for all WWI aviation enthusiasts and modelers.
Nieuport 11 16 B B Vs Fokker Eindecker
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Author : Jon Guttman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-04-20
Nieuport 11 16 B B Vs Fokker Eindecker written by Jon Guttman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-20 with History categories.
The appearance in July 1915 of the Fokker E I heralded a reign of terror over the Western Front that the Allies called the 'Fokker Scourge'. The French Nieuport 11 was one type desperately thrown into action to counter the Fokkers. The swirling dogfights between this fighter – and its more powerful but more unwieldy stablemate, the Nieuport 16 – and a succession of improved Fokkers, the E II, E III and E IV, came to symbolise air combat in World War I. This book gives a detailed look at the developmental history of the fighters, contrasting the interrupter gear-equipped Fokker with the more improvised solution incorporated in the Nieuport – a machine gun fitted to the upper wing to avoid the propeller entirely. The Germans went on to abandon the monoplane in favour of a new and deadly generation of biplane fighters, based on the lessons learned from these vicious engagements and influenced by the success of the French Nieuport.
Fokker Aircraft Of World War One
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Author : Paul Leaman
language : en
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Release Date : 2001
Fokker Aircraft Of World War One written by Paul Leaman and has been published by Crowood Press (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fighter planes categories.
This hardbound volume examines the role of Anthony Fokker's inventive company at the dawn of aerial combat. Fokker monoplanes were the first aircraft to be armed with a machine gun synchronized to fire through the propeller. These Fokkers took a heavy toll on Allied planes over the Western Front during the Fokker scourge of 1915-1916. Fokker also produced the Red Baron's famous triplane and many other notable World War I aircraft. Hardcover - 8-1/2" x 11" - 192 pages - 300 b/w
Popular Science
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931-05
Popular Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931-05 with categories.
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.