Focke-Achgelis Fa-330 Bachstelze Deutsches Museum

Focke-Achgelis & Co. G.m.b.H. was a German helicopter company founded in 1937 by Henrich Focke and Gerd Achgelis.

History

Henrich Focke was ousted in 1936 from the

Focke-Wulf Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG () was a German manufacturer of civil and military aircraft before and during World War II. Many of the company's successful fighter aircraft designs were slight modifications of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. It is one of the ...

company, which he had cofounded in 1924, due to shareholder pressure. There is reason to believe that Focke's removal was to allow Focke-Wulf's manufacturing capacity to be used to produce

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aircraft. The company was taken over by

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, 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 payload. Focke established the Focke-Achgelis company at Hoykenkamp, Germany, on 27 April 1937, in partnership with pilot Gerd Achgelis, and began development work at Delmenhorst in 1938.

Designs

* Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 ''Drache'' (Dragon), transport helicopter (20 produced) * Focke-Achgelis Fa 225 rotary wing glider (prototype), 1942 *

Focke-Achgelis Fa 266 Focke-Achgelis & Co. G.m.b.H. was a German helicopter company founded in 1937 by Henrich Focke and Gerd Achgelis. History Henrich Focke was ousted in 1936 from the Focke-Wulf company, which he had cofounded in 1924, due to shareholder pressure. ...

''Hornisse'' (Hornet), helicopter (prototype) * Focke-Achgelis Fa 269, VTOL aircraft (project only) * Focke-Achgelis Fa 284, large transport helicopter (project only) * Focke-Achgelis Fa 325 ''Krabbe'' (crab), heavy transport multicopter (project only) *

Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 The Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 ''Bachstelze'' ( en, Wagtail) was a type of rotary-wing kite, known as a rotor kite. They were towed behind German U-boats during World War II to allow a lookout to see further. Development Because of their low profi ...

''Bachstelze'' (Wagtail), rotor kite, 1942 * Focke-Achgelis Fa 336 scout helicopter (prototype), 1944

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