Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

Great flying objects can already be admired in the outdoor area of the museum

Background info:
Dornier-Werke GmbH, from 1966 Dornier GmbH, Dornier for short, was a German aircraft manufacturer. The original Zeppelin Werk Lindau GmbH – based in Manzell on Lake Constance, from 1922 to 1938 Dornier-Metallbau GmbH, then Dornier-Werke GmbH and from 1966 Dornier GmbH – had expanded in the 1930s through branches in the Bavarian locations of Neuaubing and Oberpfaffenhofen as well as in Wismar and Lübeck expanded with the North German Dornier works. After the Second World War, Dornier began again with aircraft construction, first in 1951 with the Oficinas Técnicas Dornier (OTEDO) in Spain and from 1954 in Immenstaad. In 1985 the company was taken over by Daimler-Benz and later partially integrated into EADS via the aerospace group DASA. Previously, the civil aircraft construction including development was spun off and taken over by Fairchild; In 2002, Fairchild Dornier filed for bankruptcy. Dornier's military aviation, space, defense and systems technology is now part of Airbus Defense and Space.

Interesting insight into the production history of Dornier - from kidney stone smashers to space!