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Dipl.-Ing. Adolf Rohrbach, senior designer at wartime Zeppelinwerke Lindau, was world’s greatest pioneer of metal stressed-skin construction. He could have stayed with Dornier, but in 1919 he designed Zeppelin-Staaken E.4250,…
Roland Aircraft is German distributor of Zenith and AMD ultralights and lightplanes. The company's latest venture is a scale replica of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 Second World War fighter engineered…
E. Rumpler Luftfahrtzeugbau GmbH established at Berlin Johannisthal February 1909 by Austrian Dr Edmund Rumpler and R. Haessner. Began by building over 220 improved Taube monoplanes, adding from December 1913…
Horst Ruschmeyer began design of MF-85 4-seater 1985, forming Ruschmeyer Luftfahrttechnik GmbH at Melle 1987. Loss of Porsche engine meant fresh start with R90-230RG (28 October 1990). Deliveries due 1992.
Rhein-West-Flug Fischer und Compagnie was formed at Porz-Westhoven, near Cologne, 1956, by H. Fischer to develop aircraft with pusher propeller in slot between fin and rudder. Tests on Fibo 2A…
Austrian Josef Sablatnig was pilot and experimenter 1911-13, then moving to Germany and becoming director of Union Flugzeugwerke. When this failed Dr Sablatnig formed Sablatnig Flugzeugbau GmbH, Berlin, in October…
SCHEIBE FLUGZEUGBAU GmbH Scheibe has produced hundreds of gliders since it was founded in 1951 by the late Dipl Ing Egon Scheibe. Current motor glider production comprises the steel tube…
Formed at Celle prior to 1932, initially building S.IV.32b low-wing 2-seater of steel tube/fabric. Planned biplane and tailless monoplane (1936-7) not built.
Schempp-Hirth OHG established by Wolf Hirth at Göppingen 1935 to build sailplanes. Became world leader, and remains so today, but as Schempp-Hirth OHG, Kirchheim-Teck, also building light aeroplanes, initially Milan…
Prof. Schmeidler at Breslau Technische Hochschule produced 2-seat STOL high-wing cabin monoplane with 60-hp BMW engine 1932.
Heinz Schmidt completed Zikade ultralight helicopter (65-hp) 1959. Never built planned 2-seater.
Swiss Franz Schneider, previously designer for Nieuport and, from 1912, LVG, formed Franz Schneider Flugmaschinen-Werke January 1917, mainly for repair but also producing innovative fighter 1918. Company reorganized as Flugzeugbau…
Manfred Scholz had his own company, and also operated as Scholz-Schmitz producing light aircraft 1979.
Gustav Schulze Sport Flugzeugwerke ran pilot school and built own training aircraft 1912-14. In 1919 built light parasol monoplanes at Madel, Burg bei Magdeburg.
Famous airship builder established aeroplane subsidiary Schütte-Lanz Luftfahrtzeugbau 1915 at Zeesen, Königswusterhausen (Berlin); built C. class armed 2-seaters (Ago C.IV in quantity), D.I to D.VII fighters and 3 (R.27/29) of…
Otto Schwade Flugzeugwerke, Erfurt, built single examples of 2 pusher fighters, NR I and II, 1914-15.
Siebelwerke-ATG GmbH formed 1952 by amalgamation of Siebel and ATG. When aircraft manufacture was permitted, in 1955, SIAT developed SIAT 222 4-seat tourer (August 1961), followed by 223 Flamingo 2-seater…
Flugzeugbau Halle was renamed 1936 for its newly appointed Generaldirektor Fritz W. Siebel, becoming Siebel Flugzeugwerke KG, producing Si 201 pusher STOL observation aircraft and Si 202 Hummel light 2-seater,…
Siemens-Schuckert Werke GmbH, subsidiary of electrical giant, began building large non-rigid airships 1907, followed by aeroplanes from 1909, but discontinued 1911 after nephew killed flying. Aeroplane department reopened September 1914,…
Alfons Siemetzki, 7951 Kirchdorf, trading as ASRO, produced and flew 3-T research helicopter (65-hp BMW turboshaft), leading to 2-seat ASRO 4 (100-hp BMW turboshaft), flown 1964.
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