Flugwerk Deutschland GmbH was a German aircraft manufacturer based in Brand, a district of

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. Its articles of association were ratified on February 15, 1912, and the entry in the Aachen Commercial Register was effected on March 5, 1912. Düsseldorf engineer Carl von Voigt was the Chairman of the Board of Management. The business made and sold aircraft, machinery and equipment and operated airfields and aerodromes. Flugwerk Deutschland manufactured several biplanes and a monoplane. The company took part in the General Air Show in Berlin in 1912. The

Taube Taube is a surname. It may refer to: People * Taube family, a Baltic German noble family Persons * Aino Taube (1912–1990), Swedish film and theatre actress * Arvid Taube (1853–1916), Swedish politician and noble * Astri Taube (1898–1980) ...

(German for dove) had been developed in 1910 by Igo Etrich, and was built in large numbers by various manufacturers, including Flugwerk Deutschland. The Taube got its name from the structure and shape of its wings. A slow, unarmed, two-seater monoplane, it entered service in the first year of World War I and was used for observation and reconnaissance until 1916. A branch was set up for aeroengine production at Schleissheimerstrasse 8 in Munich-

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in 1912 and

Karl Rapp Karl Friedrich Rapp (24 September 1882 in Ehingen (Danube) – 26 May 1962 in Locarno) was a German founder and owner of the Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Munich. In time this company became BMW AG. He is acknowledged by BMW AG as an indirect fo ...

and Joseph Wirth were given power of attorney in Munich, on May 20, 1912. Karl Rapp designed the

Flugwerk Deutschland FD 1416 The Rapp 100 hp was a four-cylinder, SOHC valvetrain liquid-cooled inline aircraft engine built by Rapp Motorenwerke. The engine originated from Karl Rapp's earlier 90 hp four-cylinder that he had designed at the Flugwerk Deutschland GmbH ...

four-cylinder aeroengine of nominal at 1,300 / 1,100 rpmLange. 19170. p. 376 in 1912, which then competed at the German

Kaiserpreis The Kaiserpreis (german: Emperor's Prize) auto race, named after Emperor Wilhelm II, was held in 1907. Like his brother's Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt held from 1908 to 1911, it was a precursor to the German Grand Prix. As Camille Jenatzy had won the Gordo ...

aircraft engine contest of 1912/13 but was not successful.Pierer. 2011. pp. 9–12 The Flugwerk Deutschland engine later became the basis for most of Karl Rapps other engine designs. The company was dissolved by a resolution of the shareholders on April 16, 1913, and Joseph Wirth was appointed as sole liquidator. After the liquidation process had been brought to an end, the company was wound up on August 8, 1916.

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* *{{cite book , title=Die Bayerischen Motoren Werke bis 1933: Eine Unternehmensgründung in Krieg, Inflation und Weltwirtschaftskrise , last=Pierer , first=Christian , year=2011 , publisher=Oldenbourg Verlag , language=de , isbn=9783486704440 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S1aliJMr9MAC Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Germany Manufacturing companies established in 1912 1912 establishments in Germany Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1916 1916 disestablishments in Germany