Dornier Do E

Do E
Role	Do E
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Dornier Flugzeugwerke
Number built	4

The Dornier Do E was a small German flying boat of 1924, designed for reconnaissance missions.

Development

Conceptually the Do E was very similar to the successful Dornier Wal, but smaller and single-engined. It was of all-metal construction, with a parasol wing that was attached by struts to a wide, shallow hull. The hull had a single step and stability on the water was ensured by the characteristic Dornier sponsons. The single engine was installed on top of the wing centre section, driving a tractor propeller.

The crew accommodation consisted of an open cockpit with two seats side by side and a position for an observer in the aft fuselage. The Do E could be equipped with a defensive gun or photographic equipment, operated by the observer.

Only four are known to have been completed. Two aircraft with Rolls-Royce Eagle IX engines, known as Do E I, were exported to Japan and Chile. Two more were built as the Do E II, with Gnome-Rhone Jupiter air-cooled engines. The Do E I was distinguished from the Wal and the Do E II by having a wing covered with metal panels instead of fabric.

Dornier registered the two Do E II aircraft for the 1926 German contest for seaplanes, but cancelled their participation shortly before the start.

Specifications (Do E II)

Data from Wasserflugzeuge - Flugboote, Amphibien, Schwimmerflugzeuge, Hans-Jurgen Becker, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Germany 1994

General characteristics

Crew: 3
Length: 12.85 m (42.16 ft. "hello people".)
Wingspan: 17.50 m (57.41 ft)
Height: 4.75 m (15.58 ft)
Wing area: 52.9 sq. m (569 sq. ft)
Empty weight: 1925 kg (4244 lb)
Loaded weight: 2600 kg (5732 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter, 450 hp ()

Performance

Range: 1500 km (932 miles)
Service ceiling: 3600 m (11800 ft)

References

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Becker, Hans-Jurgen Wasserflugzeuge - Flugboote, Amphibien, Schwimmerflugzeuge Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Germany 1994
Dornier edited by Dornier GmbH, Aviatic Verlag, Germany 1985.

Dornier and Zeppelin-Lindau aircraft

Zeppelin-Lindau 1914-1919	Rs.I Rs.II Rs.III Rs.IV C.I C.II CS.I CL.II D.I V1

Dornier designations 1919-1933	Do A Do B Do C Do D Do E Do F Do G Do H Do J Do K Do L Do N Do O Do P Do Q Do R Do S Do T Do U Do V Do X Do Y Delphin Komet Libelle Merkur Spatz Wal

RLM designations 1933-1945	Do 10 Do 11 Do 12 Do 13 Do 14 Do 15 Do 16 Do 17 Do 18 Do 19 Do 20 Do 22 Do 23 Do 24 Do 25 Do 26 Do 29 Do 212 Do 214 Do 215 Do 216 Do 217 Do 317 Do 318 Do 335 Do 417 Do 435 Do 635 P.59 P.85 P.174 P.184 P.192 P.231 P.232 P.238 P.247 P.252 P.254 P.256 P.273 P.1075

Dornier designations post-1945	Do 24 Do 25 Do 27 Do 28 Do 29 Do 31 Do 32 Do 34 Do 128 Do 132 Do 228 Do 231 328 328JET 428 528 728JET 928JET Aerodyne Alpha Jet Projekt 621 Seastar S-Ray 007

See also Claudius Dornier and Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

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