- Flugwerk Deutschland GmbH
Flugwerk Deutschland GmbH probably transferred its headquarters from Gelsenkirchen-Rotthausen to Brand near Aachen.
The articles of association were ratified on February 15, 1912, and the entry in the
Aachen Commercial Register was effected on March 5, 1912.Düsseldorf engineerCarl von Voigt was the Chairman of the Board of Management. The object of the business was the manufacture and sale of aircraft, the construction and sale of machinery and equipment in the areas of aircraft engineering and operation of airfields and aerodromes.A branch was set up for aeroengine production at Schleissheimerstrasse 8 in
Munich -Milbertshofen in 1912 andKarl Rapp andJoseph Wirth were given power of attorney in Munich, on May 20, 1912.The company engaged in the construction of several biplanes and a monoplane.Developed in 1910 by
Igo Etrich , theTaube (German for dove) was built in large numbers by various manufacturers, including Flugwerk Deutschland. It derived its name from the unique structure and shape of its wings. A slow, unarmed, two-seater monoplane, it entered service in the first year of the war and was used for observation and reconnaissance until 1916.Karl Rapp designed an FD 1416 aeroengine. The company took participation in the General Air Show in Berlin in 1912. 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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