Focke-Achgelis Fa 225
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The Focke-Achgelis Fa 225 was a rotary wing glider built in Germany
by Focke-Achgelis
that was in service between 1942 and 1945. Only one of the single-seater aircraft was ever built.
In the first half of the Second World War, the assault glider
was used primarily to land troops and supplies, but was found of limited capability as it needed a large landing area. If the landing area was restricted by obstacles, the landing run of the glider could be shortened by nose breaking rockets. Carl Bode led the first flight in the aircraft, which took only seven weeks to construct, aged 27.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Focke-Achgelis
Focke-Achgelis & Co. G.m.b.H. was a German helicopter company founded in 1937 by Henrich Focke and Gerd Achgelis.-History:In 1936 Focke had been ousted from the Focke-Wulf company he had cofounded in 1924 by shareholder pressure...
that was in service between 1942 and 1945. Only one of the single-seater aircraft was ever built.
In the first half of the Second World War, the assault glider
Military glider
Military gliders have been used by the military of various countries for carrying troops and heavy equipment to a combat zone, mainly during the Second World War. These engineless aircraft were towed into the air and most of the way to their target by military transport planes, e.g...
was used primarily to land troops and supplies, but was found of limited capability as it needed a large landing area. If the landing area was restricted by obstacles, the landing run of the glider could be shortened by nose breaking rockets. Carl Bode led the first flight in the aircraft, which took only seven weeks to construct, aged 27.