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| '''Theodore Kober''' (1865 to 1930)<ref name="pilot"/> was a twentieth century ] ] ] who contributed to the building of the ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Hirschel | first = Ernst-Heinrich | coauthors = Horst Prem, Gero Madelung | title = Aeronautical Research in Germany: From Lilienthal Until Today | publisher = Springer | date = 2004 | pages = 27–28 | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OoFcHOLpCskC&pg=PA27&dq=%22Theodor+Kober%22&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U3x1lPbIMP6VKTbIDaFuQ6DzZ6YVA#PPA27,M1 | isbn = 354040645X}}</ref> As an engineer Kober had worked for a ] manufacturer and in the 1890s ] enlisted him to produce designs for his ] concept. |
'''Theodore Kober''' (1865 to 1930)<ref name="pilot"/> was a twentieth century ] ] ] who contributed to the building of the ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Hirschel | first = Ernst-Heinrich | coauthors = Horst Prem, Gero Madelung | title = Aeronautical Research in Germany: From Lilienthal Until Today | publisher = Springer | date = 2004 | pages = 27–28 | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OoFcHOLpCskC&pg=PA27&dq=%22Theodor+Kober%22&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U3x1lPbIMP6VKTbIDaFuQ6DzZ6YVA#PPA27,M1 | isbn = 354040645X}}</ref> As an engineer Kober had worked for a ] manufacturer and in the 1890s ] enlisted him to produce designs for his ] concept. After several years he and Zeppelin produced the design for the ]. Later, in 1912 he founded the ] GmbH<ref name="pilot">{{cite web |title=Kober |author=] |publisher=Pilot und Luftschiff |date=2004 |url=http://www.pilotundluftschiff.de/Kober.htm |accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> with financial support from Zeppelin to build over 40% of the German Navy seaplanes during ].<ref name="zepmuseum">{{cite web |title=Zeppelins Flieger |publisher=] |date=2006 |url=http://www.zeppelin-museum.de/TEXT_Wechsel13.HTM |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061009125602/http://www.zeppelin-museum.de/TEXT_Wechsel13.HTM |archivedate=2006-10-09 |language=German |accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Theodore Kober (1865 to 1930) was a twentieth century German aviation engineer who contributed to the building of the first Zeppelin. As an engineer Kober had worked for a balloon manufacturer and in the 1890s Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin enlisted him to produce designs for his airship concept. After several years he and Zeppelin produced the design for the Zeppelin LZ1. Later, in 1912 he founded the Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH with financial support from Zeppelin to build over 40% of the German Navy seaplanes during World War I.
References
- ^ Luftschiffer (2004). "Kober". Pilot und Luftschiff. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- Hirschel, Ernst-Heinrich (2004). Aeronautical Research in Germany: From Lilienthal Until Today. Springer. pp. 27–28. ISBN 354040645X.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - "Zeppelins Flieger" (in German). Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-10-09. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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