Claude Dornier

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Dornier in 1930
Dornier in 1930

Claude (Claudius) Dornier was an aero inventor working sometimes with Zeppelin. Some of his patents, filed in conjunction with Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, are for airship hangars.

In 1912 Zeppelin chose Dornier to head a subdivision of Lutschiffbau Zeppelin focused on developing heavier-than-air vessels, specifically metal airplanes. During the war Dornier ran a large workshop in Seemos (now part of Friedrichshafen) with dozens of engineers and hundreds of workmen, producing various types of all-metal airplanes. This facility at some point (before 1922) became called Dornier Metallbauten G. m. b. H..[1]

He designed over 100 aircraft and there is a museum about his life and work.[2]


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Names Claude Dornier; Claudius Dornier
Birth date May 14, 1884
Death date December 5, 1969
Countries DE, Württemberg
Locations Friedrichshafen
Occupations engineer
Tech areas LTA, Dirigible, Hangars, Airplane, Metal
Affiliations Zeppelin, Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Dornier Metallbauten G. m. b. H.
Wikidata id Q71007