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Henrich Focke
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Henrich Focke

Entrepreneur · Focke-Wulf · born October 8, 1890 · died 1979

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Henrich Focke was a German aviation pioneer from Bremen and also a co-founder of the Focke-Wulf company. He is best known as the inventor of the Fw 61, the first successful, practical, and fully controllable helicopter, first flown in 1936.

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  1. 33Founded Focke-WulfOctober 24, 1923
  2. ~47Founded Focke-Achgelis1937

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