Automobil- und Flugtechnische Gesellschaft
The Automobil- und Flugtechnische Gesellschaft was a society of engineers, changing its name from the Automobiltechnische Gesellschaft c. 1910. It had regional societies in Berlin and Frankfurt.
The Automobiltechnische Gesellschaft (ATG) was founded in 1904, forming a division for aviation (FTG) in 1909. The society joined the DLV on 25 Oct. 1909.[1]
As its official journal, the society published Der Motorwagen, which covered aviation as well as automobiling, and engine innovations relevant to both fields.
It was affiliated with the North American Society of Automobile Engineers.[2]
In 1910, Count Georg von Arco was chairman of the society, which as a whole had 600 members. The emphasis of the FTG appears to have been on heavier-than-air flight as indicated by the fact that no balloon guides were counted as members in 1910 and the fact that the FTG or the society owned a Wright biplane that was based at Flugplatz Johannisthal, Berlin.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Braunbeck's Sport-Lexikon: Luftschiffahrt 123
- ↑ Der Motorwagen vol. 1 (1909), p. 119.
| Organization names | Automobil- und Flugtechnische Gesellschaft; Automobiltechnische Gesellschaft E. V.; Automobile and Flight Technology Society |
|---|---|
| Entity type | |
| Country | DE |
| City | Berlin; Frankfurt |
| Affiliated with | DLV, Society of Automobile Engineers |
| Scope | National |
| Started aero | 1909 or earlier |
| Ended aero | |
| Keywords | automobile, motor, airplane |
| Key people | Fritz Huth, Georg von Arco |
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- Address: 65 Hotzmarkstrasse, Berlin O. 27 (1910); Nurnberger Platz 5, Hauptverein, Berlin (1920). Flight place was Johannisthal airfield, Berlin (1910).
