Facts: - image width: 450px - discipline: aviation engineer - caption: anton flettner - death date: december 29 , 1961 - significant projects: helicopters - birth date: november 1 , 1885 - name: anton flettner - nationality: germany - image: anton flettner 01.jpg - birth place: hattersheim am main Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of anton flettner .
anton flettner -lrb- november 1 , 1885 december 29 , 1961 -rrb- was a german aviation engineer and inventor .he made important contributions to airplane and helicopter design .he was born in eddersheim -lrb- today a district of hattersheim am main -rrb- .