August von Parseval

German aviator (1861-1942) · Academics · Died at 81

August von Parseval was a German airship designer. His designs for an amphibian flying boat, balanced by two wing-floats, achieved liftoff in April 1910. This marked the beginning of marine aviation in Germany. He became a professor at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg.

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