The nose is shaped as a blunted cone for aerodynamical purpose. This is referred to as aerodynamical balance. Fixed landing gear with a rear skid, main wheels in massive aerodynamical covers. His successor was Albert Betz, who had led the Aerodynamical Experimental Station for years. In 1928, he defended his PhD thesis "Aerodynamical Investigations" under the supervision of Dmitry Grave. In 1953 the Aerodynamical Experimental Station was reopened as part of the Max Planck Society. Before, in 1915 the application-oriented Aerodynamical Experimental Station had been founded at the same location.