Wilhelm and Henrich Focke were interested in canard types and acquired a German patent in 1908. After two glider models - the "Falk" I and II - Henrich Focke designed and built a powered model identified at the time as the "Falk III" in 1910. Probably later the identifications were changed to Focke A 1, A 2 and A 3 etc. The "Falk III" was powered by a V-2 Neckarsulm engine developing cirka 10 hp driving a pusher propeller. This engine gave all sorts of problems and probably was too weak anyway. The "Falk III" never did leave the ground.