Anton Flettner | |
|---|---|
 Anton Flettner | |
| Born | 1 November 1885 Hattersheim am Main, Germany |
| Died | 29 December 1961 (aged 76) New York City, US |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Aviation Engineer, Inventor |
| Projects | Helicopters, Rotor Ships |
Anton Flettner (1 November 1885 – 29 December 1961) was a German aviation engineer and inventor.[1] Born in Eddersheim (today a district of Hattersheim am Main), Flettner made important contributions to airplane, helicopter, vessel, and automobile designs.[1][2][3]
After serving Germany in both World Wars, Anton Flettner emigrated to the United States post World War II as a consultant to the office of Naval Research at the United States Navy.[4]
Anton Flettner attended the Fulda State Teachers College in Fulda, Germany.[5] He was the village teacher in Pfaffenwiesbach from 1906 to 1909.[4] Flettner subsequently taught high school mathematics and physics in Frankfurt, where he developed ideas that would assist Germany in World War I.[5]
Flettner developed a new method of harnessing the wind: the Flettner Rotor ship. It could permit ocean liners to reduce their crews by two-thirds and save 90 percent in fuel.[6][7]
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- ^ "Flettner Ventilator". flettner.co.uk.
- ^ a b Graven, Eric. "Anton Flettner". Helis.com. The New York Times.
- ^ a b Lepage, Jean-Denis G.G. (February 5, 2009). Aircraft of the Luftwaffe, 1935D1945: An Illustrated Guide. McFarland. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-0786439379.
- ^ "Mein Weg zum Rotor". abebooks.com. F.O. Willhoft.
- ^ Seybold, G.B. "A Sailing Ship Without Sails: New Wonder of the Seas". Popular Science Monthly. February 1925.