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Dornier Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturer founded in Friedrichshafen in 1914 by Claude Dornier. Over the course of its long lifespan, the company produced many designs for both the civil and military markets.
Claude Dornier 1931 in front of a Dornier Do K-3. Claude (Claudius) Honoré Désiré Dornier (14 May 1884 – 5 December 1969) was a German-French airplane designer and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. He also made several ...
The Dornier Do X was the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying boat in the world when it was produced by the Dornier company of Germany in 1929. First conceived by Claude Dornier in 1924, [1] planning started in late 1925 and after over 240,000 work-hours it was completed in June 1929.
Finally, Dornier changed the engine and tested the new aircraft, which was named Dornier 128 with two Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-5 engines. [7] The company developed a new fuselage for the TNT and TPE 331–5 in two variants (15- and 19-passenger) and named both project-aircraft E-1 (later Dornier 228-100) and E-2 (later Dornier 228-200).
Dornier designs were delivered to the Pomorsko Vazduhoplovstvo (Naval Aviation - PV) in 1926, namely the Dornier Komet and Dornier Do Y heavy bombers. The Yugoslavs were familiar with Dornier designs, and on 19 November 1935 Yugoslav pilots test-flew the Do 17 V-3 prototype, D-ABIH, W.Nr. 258. They decided to select the Do 17 for service ...
Dornier may refer to: Claudius Dornier (1884–1969), German aircraft designer and builder Dornier Flugzeugwerke, German aircraft manufacturer founded in 1914 by ...
The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) is a heavy fighter built by Dornier for Germany during World War II. The Pfeil ' s performance was predicted to be better than other twin-engine designs due to its unusual push-pull configuration and the lower aerodynamic drag of the in-line alignment of the two engines.
Dornier Do 29 (1934) Dornier Do 31; Dornier Do 32; Dornier Do 132; Dornier Do 212; Dornier Do 214; Dornier Do 215; Dornier Do 217; Dornier Do 231; Dornier Do 317; Dornier Do 335; Dornier Do 635; Dornier Do E; Dornier Do H Falke; Dornier Do J Wal; Dornier Do K; Dornier Do N; Kawasaki Ka 87; Dornier Do P; Dornier Do R Superwal; Dornier Do X ...