Hermann Pohlmann designed the A50, updated 30.09.2025 - Helicopters, pocket watches, flight simulation, tools.

Hermann Pohlmann (26 June 1894, Asseln – 7 July 1991, Handeloh-Höckel) was a German aircraft designer, pilot, and engineer. After learning to fly in 1914 and serving as an artillery flyer in WWI, he studied mechanical engineering at TH Dresden and joined Hugo Junkers’ works in Dessau in 1923. At Junkers he was significantly involved in the design and development of several key types, including the Junkers A50 (1929) — the first two-seat sports aircraft built entirely of metal — as well as the W33/34, K47/A48, Ju 60/160, and Ju 87. He later became chief designer at Hamburger Flugzeugbau (Blohm & Voss), contributing to the BV 222 and BV 238, and post-war worked with CASA before returning to HFB, where he was involved in projects such as the Transall and the HFB-320 Hansa Jet.