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The Fw 200 originated from a proposal made by the aeronautical engineer Kurt Tank, the chief designer of the German aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf to Dr. Rudolf Stüssel of the flag carrier Deutsche Luft Hansa for the development of a landplane capable of carrying passengers across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States. [3]
The Condor is designed primarily as an APC but it can also be adopted for a variety of other roles including anti-tank, cargo carrier, command vehicle, ambulance, fitters' vehicle and reconnaissance vehicle. The Condor is based on the automotives of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog, the Condor 2 based on the Unimog U5000.
Dornier then developed it further as a military aircraft, with a prototype bomber flying in 1935, and in 1937 it was used in by the German Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. Production continued in Germany and it was developed to fill multiple roles for the Luftwaffe .
It included German-supplied ground forces, including two batteries of machine guns, a tank division, and the Condor Legion's anti-aircraft guns. [30] Bombing by Republican and Nationalist aircraft, including Ju 52s from the Legion, created a stalemate [ 32 ] and demonstrated the inadequacy of Legion aircraft when faced with superior Soviet-made ...
The German navies—the Kaiserliche Marine, the Reichsmarine, and the Kriegsmarine—all planned to build aircraft carriers, though none would ever enter service. These ships were based on knowledge gained during experimentation with seaplane tenders operated by the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I.
It took 65 years of flying, now German discount carrier Condor Airlines will start flights next May from Miami International Airport to Frankfurt.. Condor will operate three flights a week between ...
Pages in category "Armoured personnel carriers of Germany" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
German leisure airline Condor may return to profitability from next year and aims to boost its fleet capacity as people rush to book long-awaited holidays after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.