Hellmuth Hirth
Hellmuth Hirth, the son of the engineer and tool-maker Albert Hirth, was a German aviator and airplane designer and builder born 24 April 1886 in Heilbronn, and deceased 1 July 1938 in Karlsbad. He built airships for Zeppelin (or Luftschiffbau Zeppelin), founded Mahle GmbH (more concerned with automobile engine components), and co-founded Göbler-Hirthmotoren, oriented towards complete aircraft motors, though this occurred in the years following those on which we are focusing.[1] We are cross-referencing writings by and about him and his patents filed. He was a competitive German aviator, filing patents for his principle airplane design fairly extensively in the international context and associated also with the location Berlin-Johannisthal[2], more specifically at 3, Flugplatz Eingang, Berlin-Johannisthal, Germany ("3, Airfield Entrance", that is, rather than a street address)[3]. He is known in Hungary as "Hirth Helmuth", and as "Helmut Hirth" or "Helmuth Hirth" in some coverage in publications and so forth.
The patent family associated with Patent DE-1912-266327 seems to have constituted the bulk of his registered innovation in the 1910s. Hirth continued to file patents in the '20s and '30s, mainly in Germany and Austria.
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Hellmuth Hirth
- Patent DE-1912-266327 (English title: Aircraft with frontal propeller displaced relative to tail, Filing date: 1912-03-18)
- Patent DE-1912-260829 (Filing date: 1912-11-12)
- Patent AT-1913-64439 (English title: Airplane, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1912-266327, Filing date: 1913-02-14)
- Patent HU-1913-62204 (English title: Airplane, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1912-266327, Filing date: 1913-02-18)
- Patent FR-1913-454939 (English title: Articulated airplane fuselage, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1912-266327, Filing date: 1913-03-01)
- Patent GB-1913-5246 (English title: Airplane, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1912-266327, Filing date: 1913-03-01)
- Patent US-1913-1094898 (English title: Airplane, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1912-266327, Filing date: 1913-04-09)
- Patent DE-1917-331773 (English title: Arrangement of propellers on a pressed steel tube with ends of gradually diminishing wall thickness, Filing date: 1917-03-08)
- Patent DE-1917-327958 (English title: Electrically reversible propeller, Filing date: 1917-05-30)
- Patent DE-1918-347577 (English title: Steel tube propeller, Filing date: 1918-09-18)
Publications by or about Hellmuth Hirth
- Hirth, 1912, Helmut Hirth (Simple title: Helmut Hirth, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Hirth, 1912, Hirth wins big race (Simple title: Hirth wins big race, Journal: Fly)
- Hirth, 1913, Helmuth Hirth über Flugzeuge und deren praktische Verwendung (Simple title: Helmuth Hirth on aircraft and their practical use, Journal: Öst. Flug-Zeit.)
- Hirth, 1913, Hirth fliegt von Johannisthal nach Mannheim (Simple title: Hirth flies from Johannisthal to Mannheim, Journal: Öst. Flug-Zeit.)
References
| Names | Hellmuth Hirth; Helmuth Hirth; Helmut Hirth; Hirth Helmuth; Hirth Hermuth |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 24 April 1886 |
| Death date | 1 July 1938 |
| Countries | HU, DE, FR, GB, US, AT |
| Locations | Berlin-Johannisthal, Germany; Cannstatt-Stuttgart |
| Occupations | piloting, engineer |
| Tech areas | Airplane, Design, Frame, Construction, Piloting, Airship, Propellers, Aerodynamics, Lift, Propulsion, Industry |
| Affiliations | Zeppelin, Luftschiffbau Zeppelin |
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