Siebel was a German
aircraft manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology industry.
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founded in 1937 in
Halle an der Saale
Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (), is the second largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the sixth-most populous city in the area of former East Germany after (East) Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and Magdeburg as well as t ...
.
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History
It originated in the Klemm-Flugzeugwerke Halle that had been founded in 1934 as a branch of
Leichtflugzeugbau Klemm in
Böblingen
Böblingen (; ) is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen (district), Böblingen District. Sindelfingen and Böblingen are Geographic contiguity, contiguous.
History
Böblingen was founded by Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Bö ...
. Its name changed to Siebel Flugzeugwerke when it was taken over by Friedrich Siebel in December 1937.
After
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
the company was revived as Siebel Flugzeugwerke ATG (SIAT) in
West Germany
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...
in 1948, with its headquarters in
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
. In 1956, its headquarters were moved to
Donauwörth
Donauwörth (; ) is a town and the capital of the Donau-Ries district in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is said to have been founded by two fishermen where the rivers Danube (Donau) and Wörnitz meet. The city is part of the scenic route called "R ...
and the company became WMD-Siebelwerke ATG (WMD/SIAT) in 1958 in cooperation with
Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH Donauwörth (WMD). In 1968 the company was absorbed by
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) was a West Germany, West German aerospace manufacturer. It was formed during the late 1960s as the result of efforts to consolidate the West German aerospace industry; aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt AG merged ...
after MBB became the major shareholder.
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Products
;Siebel
* Siebel Fh 104 ''Hallore'', medium transport
* Siebel Si 201
The Siebel Si 201 was a German air observation post and army cooperation aircraft, designed and built by Siebel. Evaluated against other types, the Si 201 did not enter production and only two prototypes were built.
Design and development
Design ...
, STOL reconnaissance aircraft (prototype)
* Siebel Si 202
The Siebel Si 202 ''Hummel'' ("Bumble-bee") was a German light sportsplane of the late 1930s. It was an angular low-wing monoplane, which could be powered by a variety of small engines.
Design and development
In January 1937 Major Werner Junck, ...
"Hummel" sportplane + trainer, 1938
* Siebel Si 204
The Siebel Si 204 is a small twin-engined transport and trainer aircraft developed in World War II. It was based on the Siebel Fh 104 Hallore. Originally designed in response to a German Ministry of Aviation (Nazi Germany), Ministry of Aviation ...
, transport + aircrew trainer
* DFS 346
The DFS 346 (''Samolyot 346'') was a German rocket-powered swept-wing aircraft which began development during World War II in Germany. It was designed by Felix Kracht at the ''Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug'' (DFS), the "German Insti ...
, research aircraft
* Siebel ferry
The Siebel ferry () was a shallow-draft catamaran landing craft operated by Germany's during World War II. It served a variety of roles (transport, flak ship, gunboat, convoy escort, minelayer) in the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas, as w ...
, landing craft
;SIAT
* SIAT 222
* SIAT 223 Flamingo
See also
*List of RLM aircraft designations
This is a list of aircraft type numbers allocated by an institution under the direction of '' Heereswaffenamt'' (before May 1933) and the Reich Air Ministry
The Ministry of Aviation (, abbreviated RLM) was a government department during the p ...
References
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External links
{{Siebel aircraft
Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Germany