Heinrich Oelerich

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Heinrich Bernhard Oelerich (born February 5, 1877 in Hamme (Bochum) , † March 23, 1953 in Freising in Upper Bavaria) was a German aircraft designer.

Life

Heinrich Bernhard Oelerich was born on February 5, 1877, the son of the carpenter Heinrich Oelerich and his wife Maria, née Steinborn, in their parents' apartment in Hamme, Bochum district.

After his apprenticeship as a locksmith, he worked in engine construction and was an active motor sportsman.

After he had received the German pilot certificate No. 37 on October 21, 1910 in Berlin-Johannisthal on a Schultze-Herfort monoplane, he undertook sightseeing flights in England, France, Portugal and South America.

He then joined the Deutsche Flugzeug-Werke (DFW) in Lindenthal as chief pilot . Here he broke several records, for example a continuous flight of 2 hours 41 minutes with two passengers on July 5, 1912, a continuous flight of 6 hours 8 minutes on July 8, 1913 and a world altitude record of 8,000 m on July 14, 1914.

During the First World War he was a DFW works pilot, designer and technical director, was involved with Hermann Dorner in the design of the DFW B types and the DFW CV and took part in the work on the development of the R-aircraft (giant aircraft). In 1918 he crashed while testing the four-engine R XV and from then on was severely handicapped.

After the First World War he ran a repair shop in Leipzig. After it was bombed out there in World War II, he moved to Freising.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b According to birth certificate No. 176/1877 of the registry office Bochum II Süd from February 5, 1877, birth register, city ​​archive - Bochum Center for City History .
  2. ↑ New street names in the Lützschena district. In: Auen-Kurier. Lützschena-Stahmeln local council, 2005, accessed on November 14, 2019 (The place of birth given in the text on Heinrich Oelerich is incorrect.).
  3. ↑ F. Rasch (Ed.): Yearbook of the German Aviation Association 1912 . Pass & Garleb, Berlin 1913, DNB  012953865 , c) Flight Guide, p. 104 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed November 14, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jadu.de
  5. ↑ http://www.aviastar.org/air/germany/zeppelin_r-15.php

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personal data
SURNAME Oelerich, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oelerich, Heinrich Bernhard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German aircraft designer
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamme (Bochum)
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1953
Place of death Freising