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- Hugo Junkers and Family at Ford Airport to Greet the Bremen Fliers, May 17, 1928 - German engineer Hugo Junkers rejected conventional wood-and-fabric aircraft construction and introduced the first all-metal production airplane in 1916. Made from corrugated duralumin, a strong but lightweight aluminum alloy, Junkers's sturdy planes were adopted by the German military. After World War I, Junkers focused on civilian aircraft. Junkers's career was cut short when the Nazis seized control of his company in 1934.
- May 17, 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Hugo Junkers and Family at Ford Airport to Greet the Bremen Fliers, May 17, 1928
German engineer Hugo Junkers rejected conventional wood-and-fabric aircraft construction and introduced the first all-metal production airplane in 1916. Made from corrugated duralumin, a strong but lightweight aluminum alloy, Junkers's sturdy planes were adopted by the German military. After World War I, Junkers focused on civilian aircraft. Junkers's career was cut short when the Nazis seized control of his company in 1934.
- Edsel Ford and Hugo Junkers at Ford Airport to Greet the Bremen Fliers, May 17, 1928 - German engineer Hugo Junkers rejected conventional wood-and-fabric aircraft construction and introduced the first all-metal production airplane in 1916. Made from corrugated duralumin, a strong but lightweight aluminum alloy, Junkers's sturdy planes were adopted by the German military. After World War I, Junkers focused on civilian aircraft. Junkers's career was cut short when the Nazis seized control of his company in 1934.
- May 17, 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford and Hugo Junkers at Ford Airport to Greet the Bremen Fliers, May 17, 1928
German engineer Hugo Junkers rejected conventional wood-and-fabric aircraft construction and introduced the first all-metal production airplane in 1916. Made from corrugated duralumin, a strong but lightweight aluminum alloy, Junkers's sturdy planes were adopted by the German military. After World War I, Junkers focused on civilian aircraft. Junkers's career was cut short when the Nazis seized control of his company in 1934.