| Revision as of 18:18, 16 September 2017 editKolbertBot (talk | contribs)Bots1,166,042 editsm Bot: HTTP→HTTPS← Previous edit | Revision as of 17:32, 16 July 2018 edit undo88.71.61.237 (talk)No edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| '''Theodor Kober''' (1865 |
'''Theodor Kober''' (born ] ] in ]; died ] ] in ])<ref name="pilot"/> was a twentieth-century ] ] ] who contributed to the building of the ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Hirschel | first = Ernst-Heinrich |author2=Horst Prem |author3=Gero Madelung | title = Aeronautical Research in Germany: From Lilienthal Until Today | publisher = Springer | year = 2004 | pages = 27–28 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OoFcHOLpCskC&pg=PA27&dq=%22Theodor+Kober%22&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U3x1lPbIMP6VKTbIDaFuQ6DzZ6YVA#PPA27,M1 | isbn = 3-540-40645-X}}</ref> | ||
| == Life == | |||
| 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=Luftschiffer |publisher=Pilot und Luftschiff |year=2004 |url=http://www.pilotundluftschiff.de/Kober.htm |accessdate=2008-11-01 |authorlink=:de:Benutzer:Luftschiffer}}</ref> with financial support from Zeppelin to build over 40% of the ] seaplanes during ].<ref name="zepmuseum">{{cite web |title=Zeppelins Flieger |publisher=] |year=2006 |url=http://www.zeppelin-museum.de/TEXT_Wechsel13.HTM |archiveurl=https://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 == | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 16 July 2018
Theodor Kober (born February 13 1865 in Stuttgart; died December 20 1930 in Friedrichshafen) was a twentieth-century German aviation engineer who contributed to the building of the first Zeppelin.
Life
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 Imperial German Navy seaplanes during World War I.
References
- ^ Luftschiffer (2004). "Kober". Pilot und Luftschiff. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- Hirschel, Ernst-Heinrich; Horst Prem; Gero Madelung (2004). Aeronautical Research in Germany: From Lilienthal Until Today. Springer. pp. 27–28. ISBN 3-540-40645-X.
- "Zeppelins Flieger" (in German). Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-10-09. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
 | This biographical article related to aviation is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
  | This German engineer, inventor or industrial designer biographical article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |