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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. With a wingspan of 157 feet (48 meters) and length of 130 feet (40 meters), the Do X was powered by 12 engines and carried 169 passengers.
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The Dornier Do X was a flying boat designed by Claude Dornier in 1924 and saw its first flight in 1929. The Do X performed outstandingly well for an airplane of this era. This twelve-engine floating behemoth could travel whole oceans with seventy to one hundred passengers in luxury style, an outstanding feat at the time..
Dornier Do X in Florida on trip from Germany to NYC 1931 r/WeirdWings
With dimensions of 40.05 meters (131 ft 5 in) long with a 47.8 meter (156 ft 10 in) wingspan, the Do-X's width matches that of a modern Boeing 767-300 to within mere inches. Photo: German.
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Claude Dornier started working on the Do X design in 1924. With its 131 ft long fuselage, a wingspan of 156 ft and a gross weight of 108,027 lbs, Do X was the largest flying boat of the time. This giant was propelled by twelve engines arranged in a tractor-pusher configuration. At first 524 hp Siemens-built Bristol Jupiter engines were used.
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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 Dr. Claudius Dornier in 1924, planning started in late 1925 and after over 240,000 work hours it was completed in June 1929. During the years between the two World Wars, only.
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0:00 / 9:12 With its mammoth size and luxurious accommodations, the ambitious Dornier Do X flying boat awed the world in the 1920s/30s and paved the way for the future o.
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Dornier Do-X was the largest and heaviest flying boat, having 157 feet of wingspan and a maximum takeoff weight of more than 16 tons. It was built in 1929 by the German Transport Ministry in Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Constance, in order to comply with terms of the Treaty of Versailles, which forbade Germany from building certain classes of aircraft.
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The Dornier Do X was the largest and heaviest flying boat in the world, but only three were produced, while the Sikorsky S-42 and Consolidated PBY Catalina were successful in their production and use.
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Designed by Dr. Claudius Dornier, the Dornier Do-X was the largest and heaviest flying boat in the world upon its completion in 1929, with a wingspan of 157 feet and a maximum take-off weight of more than 61 tons.
Dornier Do X landed 80 years ago in New York Dieselpunks
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. [2]
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Aviation history! On November 5, 1930 the Do X 1929, built by Claude Dornier, took off for its first Atlantic crossing. The world's largest flying boat provi.
Dornier Do X at Calshot visited by Prince Edward New Forest Knowledge
The Dornier Do X in Microsoft Flight Simulator was meticulously created using data from historical sources. This historically iconic aircraft performs remarkably well for its size; it can confidently lift into the sky and cross oceans due to its more than 7,200 combined horsepower.
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The Do X was built in Switzerland by Aktiengesellschaft fur Dornier-Flugzeuge at Altenrhein and first flew on 25 July 1929. It was then by far the largest flying-boat in the world and remained so until World War II: on 21 October 1929 it lifted 150 passengers, a crew of 10 and 9 stowaways.
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This in-depth story recounts the design, construction, and flight of the immense Dornier Do X flying boat. Learn about the engineering innovations that broug.
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Italian Do X Conclusion Origin Claudius Dornier completed his studies in engineering at Munich Technical College in 1910 and immediately began looking for a position with an aviation company. He was able to find work with the Zeppelin airship factory at Friedrichshafen, on the shores of Lake Constance in southern Germany.
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Claudius Dornier Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ISSN: 0002-2667 Article publication date: 1 October 1929 Permissions Downloads 60 Abstract THE leading thought in the design of the Do.X. was that to lead to the desired goal only that which had been technically proved could be used.