Hermann Ganswindt
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Hermann Ganswindt was a German aero inventor with international patents and some press coverage.
Ganswindt patented a design for a large cylindrical airship in 1884, and described the same in a book. Aero historian Peter W. Brooks cites this design as an influence on David Schwartz and Ferdinand von Zeppelin.[1]
This person had 2 publications and 6 patents in this database.
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Hermann Ganswindt
- Patent DE-1883-29014 (English title: Airship with steering device, Filing date: 1883-10-27)
- Patent DE-1894-76727 (English title: Metal-band surfaces as reinforcement for airship and naval propellers, turbines, wind motors, and the like, Filing date: 1891-12-24)
- Patent FR-1894-235440 (English title: metallic band plates serving as support and reinforcement in aerial balloons, in the propellers of ships and air-ships, in turbines, in wind motors, etc., Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1894-76727)
- Patent US-1894-526700 (English title: Propeller for aerial vehicles, Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1894-76727, Filing date: 1894-02-03)
- Patent IT-1894-Ganswindt (English title: metallic band plates serving as support and reinforcement in aerial balloons, in the propellers of ships and air-ships, in turbines, in wind motors, etc., Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1894-76727, Filing date: 1894-02-15)
- Patent LU-1894-1987 (English title: Metal bands used in propellers of aerostats and vessels, in turbines, air motors, etc., Supplementary to patent: Patent DE-1894-76727, Filing date: 1894-03-05)
Publications by or about Hermann Ganswindt
- Publication 5109, 1884, Die Lenkbarkeit des aërostatischen Luftschiffes gemeinfasslich mit ausführlichen Berechnungen und Ziechungen dargestellt (Simple title: The steerability of the aërostatische airship explicated with detailed calculations and illustrations)
- Publication 5112, 1893, Herrmann Ganswindt's Luftschiffprojecte (Simple title: Herrmann Ganswindt's airship project, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Ganswindt, 1894, Ganswindt'sche Luftfahrzeuge. (Cigarrenförmiger Ballon durch mehrere Lufträder bewegt) (Simple title: Ganswindtian aircraft. (Cigar-shaped balloon moved by several pneumatic wheels), Journal: Uhl. Woch. Ind. Tech.)
- Publication 5108, 1902, Ganswindt Eingesperrt (Simple title: Ganswindt imprisoned, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Publication 5110, 1902, Ganswindt Redivivus (Simple title: Ganswindt Redivivus, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Publication 5111, 1904, Ganswindt vor Gericht (Simple title: Ganswindt in court, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
Links
References
- ↑ Brooks, 1992, Zeppelin, p. 26.
| Names | Hermann Ganswindt |
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| Countries | DE |
| Locations | Berlin |
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| Tech areas | LTA, Propulsion |
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| Birth date | 1856 |
| Death date | 1934 |
| Wikidata id | Q85126 |
