Claudius Dornier
Claudius Dornier Jr. (* December 10, 1914 in Friedrichshafen ; † April 30, 1986 in Munich ) was the first son of the aircraft designer Claude Dornier and followed his father from 1962 to 1980 as head of the Dornier-Werke company . Even after the Dornier works were taken over by Daimler-Benz , he remained a shareholder of over 20% and led his own aircraft project with the Dornier Seastar .
Dornier jr. had already joined his father's company during the Second World War. After the war, the Dornier Do 25 aircraft was built under his direction in Spain . He was also instrumental in developing the Dornier Delta , a car that the Zündapp company built under the name Janus . He made a significant contribution to the development of the Dornier Skyservant and Do 228 aircraft .
literature
- Claudius Dornier Jr. In: Yearbook of the German Aerospace Society , 1986, pp. 892–894
- Claudius Dornier , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 28/1986 of June 30, 1986, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Claudius Dornier in the German biography
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dornier, Claudius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dornier, Claudius junior (full name); Dornier, Claude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur, first son of the aircraft designer Claude Dornier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Friedrichshafen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1986 |
| Place of death | Munich |