Friedrich Bendemann

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Eduard Friedrich "Fritz" Bendemann (born January 19, 1874 in Berlin ; † December 14, 1923 in Potsdam ) was an engineer in the field of aviation technology and founder of the German Research Institute for Aviation .

Bendemann was the great-grandson of the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow . He studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Charlottenburg and mainly dealt with the field of construction. Between 1910 and 1912 he researched and worked in Lindenberg at the aerodynamic laboratory of the Society for Flight Technology on the technology of propellers . In June 1912, he then founded the German Aviation Research Institute in Adlershof (now a district of Berlin), which organized test flights for the relatively young motorized aviation industry in Germany on the site of the Johannisthal-Adlershof airfield . From October 1912 to January 1913, Bendemann headed the first Kaiserpreis competition , which was used to develop modern aircraft engines. After the First World War , Bendemann was editor of the scientific part of the magazine for flight technology and motorized airship , the organ of the scientific society for aviation.

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SURNAME Bendemann, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bendemann, Fritz; Bendemann, Eduard Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German aviation pioneer, founder of the German Research Institute for Aviation
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 1923
Place of death Potsdam