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This collection consists of an five days of interview by Russell Lee with Dr. Karl Nickel, and his wife, Guinilde, who was the sister of Reimar and Walter Horten.

Identifier

NASM.2018.0058

Creator

Nickel, Karl, Dr., 1924-2009

Date

2005

Provenance

Russell Lee, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0058

Extent

0.08 Cubic feet (1 container.)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of an interview by Russell Lee with Dr. Karl Nickel, and his wife, Guinilde, who was the sister of Reimar and Walter Horten. The collection consists of five days of interviews [conducted October 4-8, 2005], recorded on eight cassette tapes, as well as Lee's handwritten notes for each tape. The interview discussed the Hortens and their swept-wing aircraft designs, and was used in Lee's 2011 book, Only the Wing: Reimar Horten's Epic Quest to Stabilize and Control the All-wing Aircraft .

Arrangement note

Chronological order.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Dr. Karl Nickel Horten Interviews, NASM.2018.0058, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics
Horten III-f
Airplanes -- Wings, Swept-back

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiocassettes