Formed under Dipl.-Ing. Erich Bachem July 1944 to produce previously schemed Ba 349 Natter rocket interceptor, virtually manned missile.
Bahnbedarf AG, producer of railway equipment, produced light sporting aircraft E.1, D.1, D.11A at Darmstadt 1922-6.
Bäumer Aero GmbH produced light aircraft 1925-7, when Bäumer killed.
Horst Becker built light aircraft 1978.
Berlin Technische Hochschule had Flugtechnische Fachgruppe 1931-45 which produced research and experimental aircraft, notably AB.4 (Akaflieg Berlin No. 4) trim parasol single-seater 1931 and B 9 (built in partnership with…
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke established Munich 20 February 1916 as wholly-owned subsidiary of Albatros-Werke. Built parent designs plus 5 prototypes until 1919.
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG, unrelated to predecessor, formed 30 July 1926 by German transport ministry, Bavarian state and a banking house, taking over assets of Udet-Flugzeugbau at Ramersdorf, Munich, and factory…
Binder Aviatik, with Schempp-Hirth, built Piel Emeraude variant as CP 301S Smaragd 1963-6.
Company started 4 July 1933 as Hamburger Flugzeugbau GmbH, subsidiary of Blohm und Voss of Hamburg, Germany's largest shipbuilding firm. Reinhold Mewes appointed designer and produced Ha 135 trainer, but…
Dipl.-Ing. Walter Blume, former managing director and chief designer of Arado, set up design group post-war at Duisburg and had Bl.500 built by Focke-Wulf and flown 14 March 1957. Clean…
BMS Flugtechnik and BMS Flugzeugbau active in light aircraft 1965-6.
HTL Bohne completed EH.102C light 4-seater 1969.
Dipl.-Ing. Ludwig Bölkow formed civil engineering company at Stuttgart 1953, from which stemmed Bölkow Entwicklungen KG formed 1 May 1956, HQ at Ottobrunn, Munich. Began wide aeronautical research and production…
Famous Bremen car company built Kolibri I 3-seat helicopter designed by Prof. E.H. Focke (8 July 1958).
Brandenburgische Flugzeugwerke established at Libau January 1914 by Igo Etrich, designer of original Taube monoplane. Heinkel joined as designer, but control passed May 1914 to Austrian commercial councillor and millionaire…
Technische Universität Braunschweig (Brunswick) built 4 Zaunkönig (Wren) STOL ultralights, first flown June 1942, 2 flown post-war.
Fluwag (Flugwissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeineschaft) Bremen produced ESS 641 low-wing single-seat glider tug with 180-hp Lycoming (17 September 1971).
Bayerische Rumpler-Werke (Bayru) at Augsburg was Bavarian subsidiary of Rumpler Flugzeug-Werke at Johannisthal. BRW built various aircraft designed by parent firm and others, and among minor design tasks produced variant…
Carl Clemens Bücker founded first SAAB company 1921. In 1932 he sold his shareholding and formed Bücker Flugzeugbau at Berlin-Johannisthal. Products were aerobatic sporting/training aircraft: Bü 131 Jungmann, Bü 133…
Burgfalke Flugzeugbau, near Regensburg, built sailplanes after Second World War and, 1961, M.150 Schulmeister 2-seat pusher aerobatic aircraft.
BUSSARD DESIGN GmbH A design services subcontractor to the aerospace and automotive industries, Bussard plans to enter lightplane manufacturing with its own concept, the Raptor.
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