 Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft formed on April 30, 1908, from the assets of an experimental airship engine company located in Bitterfeld, Motorluftschiff Studiengesellscaft (MStG).Additional funding for the new enterprise was provided primarily by Krupp, AEG, and a local chemical company.The company's offices were located in Berlin along with the factory at Adlershof.