1. Gustav Otto was a German aircraft and aircraft engine designer and manufacturer.
18 Facts About Gustav Otto
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Gustav Otto was regarded as successful and career-minded, and moved in elevated social circles.
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Gustav Otto attended higher secondary school in Cologne, and had internships at machine tool manufacturers.
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Gustav Otto is believed to have remained in Munich after completing his studies to co-found the Bayerische Auto-Garage company.
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Gustav Otto was prone to bouts of depression, which affected his work.
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Gustav Otto successfully raced cars and motorcycles in various competitive events.
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Gustav Otto was very active in the earliest days of aviation.
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Gustav Otto founded the Aeroplanbau Otto-Alberti workshop at the Puchheim airfield.
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In 1910, Gustav Otto designed and built a biplane which created a sensation throughout Germany.
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Gustav Otto founded several companies for the purpose of building aircraft.
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Shortly afterwards, Gustav Otto moved the workshop from its original location at 37, Gabelsberger Strasse to its new premises at 135, Schleissheimer Strasse, and in 1913 started to construct a new factory at 76, Neulerchenfeldstrasse at the Oberwiesenfeld.
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Gustav Otto sold over 30 aircraft through his company, which included a flight school.
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In 1913, after selling 47 aircraft to the Bavarian Army, Gustav Otto opened a factory Gustav Otto-Flugzeugwerke on Lerchenauer Strasse just east of the Oberwiesenfeld troop manoeuvre area in the Milbertshofen district of Munich.
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Gustav Otto wanted to be closer to the German government's procurement process for military sale.
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Shortly after 1914, Gustav Otto established another company named AGO Flugzeugwerke at Berlin's Johannisthal Air Field.
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Gustav Otto's designs were initially successful, but constantly plagued with problems related to cost-effective production, and revenue.
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At the start of the war, Gustav Otto-Flugzeugwerke was supplying the German Air Force, but the production problems ended up being so great that government agencies urged the company to solve the issues.
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The stress of wartime seemed to prove too great a burden for Gustav Otto who suffered health issues which led to financial problems with the company: In 1915 he was admitted to a Munich mental hospital for treatment of depression.