Hermann Dorner (May 23, 1882 – February 6, 1963) was a German pioneer of

aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot ...

. During the First World War he designed two-seat combat aircraft for

Hannoversche Waggonfabrik Hannoversche Waggonfabrik AG was a German aircraft manufacturer of the World War I era. It was known as a railway rolling stock constructor until required by the German government in 1916 to start the construction of aeroplanes. The aircraft branc ...

, most notably the

Hannover CL.II The Hannover CL.II was an escort fighter, produced in Germany during World War I, designed in response to a 1917 requirement by the '' Idflieg'' for such a machine to protect reconnaissance aircraft over enemy territory. It was a compact biplane ...

through

Hannover CL.IV The Hannover C.IV was a prototype escort fighter built in Germany during World War I, which formed the basis for a passenger aircraft following the war. Derived from the Hannover CL.II, the C.IV shared the same basic conventional biplane configur ...

designs.

References

*''Im Schatten von Hans Grade: Hermann Dorner, der Einzelkämpfer''; In: ''Fliegermagazin'', 2003, 5/96 1882 births 1963 deaths German aviators Aviation pioneers Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-scientist-stub