Max Schüler had built a monoplane in Chemnitz, Germany, and designed a motor. He began the construction of a double-decker here but failed. Max Schüler came to Johannisthal in 1909, set up an aircraft construction workshop.

 

After this failure, he wanted to try again with a monoplane, but had no more money. He sought support and found it with Wolfgang Harlan. This funded with a repayment date and agreed to surrender the aircraft in the event of non-regular repayment instead of money. Whatever happened Schiller's workshop was the first in Johannisthal which had to give up because of lack of money.