About
German aviator and aircraft designer who implemented the use of metal fuselages in airplanes.
Before Fame
He worked as a professor of mechanical engineering between 1897 and 1912.
Trivia
He used sheet-metal on his planes and built the first jet-engine-powered aircraft.
Family Life
He grew up in Rheydt, Germany.
Associated With
Henry Ford's company adapted Junkers' sheet-metal designs for use in cars.
