Henrich Focke

Henrich Focke was a German aviation pioneer from Bremen and also a co-founder of the Focke-Wulf company. He is best known as the inventor of the Fw 61, the first successful, practical, and fully controllable helicopter, first flown in 1936. He has been called "father of the helicopter".

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Who was born first?

• Henrich Focke and Vannevar Bush were born the same year
• Henrich Focke and Edwin Howard Armstrong were born the same year
• Henrich Focke was born 1 year after Igor Sikorsky
• Henrich Focke was born 1 year after Harry Nyquist
• Henrich Focke was born 1 year after Thomas Midgley

Timeline

1. Harry NyquistFebruary 7, 1889 – April 4, 1976
2. Igor SikorskyMay 25, 1889 – October 26, 1972
3. Thomas MidgleyMay 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944
4. Edwin Howard ArmstrongDecember 18, 1890 – January 31, 1954
5. Henrich Focke (this page)October 8, 1890 – February 25, 1979
6. Vannevar BushMarch 11, 1890 – June 28, 1974

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