Fokker,Anthony Herman Gerard

Fokker,Anthony Herman Gerard
Fok·ker (fŏkʹər, fôʹkər), Anthony Herman Gerard. 1890-1939.
Dutch-born American aircraft designer and manufacturer who revolutionized aerial warfare by synchronizing a front-mounted machine gun to fire through the propeller of a plane (1915).

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  • Fokker, Anthony Herman Gerard — ▪ Dutch aircraft manufacturer born April 6, 1890, Kediri, Java, Netherlands East Indies died Dec. 23, 1939, New York City  Dutch airman and pioneer aircraft manufacturer who, during World War I, produced more than 40 types of airplanes (designed… …   Universalium

  • Anthony Herman Gerard Fokker — Anton Herman Gerard Anthony Fokker (* 6. April 1890 bei Kediri auf Java; † 23. Dezember 1939 in New York) war der berühmteste niederländische Flugzeugbauer. Biografie Anton Herman Gerard Fokker …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Anthony Herman Gerard Fokker — n. (1890 1939) Dutch born United States airplane manufacturer who established the Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Fokker, Anthony — orig. Anton Herman Gerard Fokker born April 6, 1890, Kediri, Java, Netherlands East Indies died Dec. 23, 1939, New York, N.Y., U.S. Dutch U.S. aircraft designer and manufacturer. He built his first plane in 1910 and taught himself to fly. In 1912 …   Universalium

  • Fokker, Anthony — orig. Anton Herman Gerard Fokker (6 abr. 1890, Kediri, Java, Indias Orientales Holandesas–23 dic. 1939, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.). Diseñador y fabricante de aviones estadounidense de origen holandés. Construyó su primer avión en 1910 y aprendió… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • FOKKER, Anthony (Anton Herman Gerard) — (1890–1939)    Self made aircraft manufacturer. Fokker’s father sent him for mechanics training in Germany in 1910, where he constructed his first propeller airplane, called the Spider. In 1912, he started Fokker Aeroplanbau, near Berlin. During… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

  • Anton Herman Gerard Fokker — Anton Herman Gerard Anthony Fokker (* 6. April 1890 bei Blitar auf Java; † 23. Dezember 1939 in New York) war ein berühmter niederländischer Flugzeughersteller. Leben Anton Herman Gerard Fokker …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fokker — Rechtsform N. V. (Aktiengesellschaft) Gründung 22. Februar 1912 (Berlin Johannisthal) Auflösung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fokker — [fäk′ər] Anthony Herman Gerard 1890 1939; U.S. aircraft designer, born in Dutch East Indies: built airplanes for Germany & the Netherlands, 1911 21 …   English World dictionary

  • Anthony Fokker — Anton Herman Gerard Anthony Fokker (* 6. April 1890 bei Kediri auf Java; † 23. Dezember 1939 in New York) war der berühmteste niederländische Flugzeugbauer. Biografie Anton Herman Gerard Fokker …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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