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Dornier Do 10

The Dornier Do 10 was the name given by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium(RLM) of a pre-World War II German aircraft. The aircraft has a complicated history due to renaming and the use of three different engines with correspondingly different specifications.

Developed in 1931, it was originally called Do C1, with one variant being the C4. It was the first aircraft of the C model line and was followed by the by the C2. It most likely started as the C1 and performacne numbers suggest it tested BMW engine tilted and then Hispano-Suiza powerplants. Later that year possibly renamed C4 with the testing of the Rolls-Royce engine. The tilted engine and propeller position was one of the key features it tested along with multiple engine use. In any case, it was a two-seat parasol monoplane intended to be used as a fighter. Two protoypes were made both in 1931.

Specifications

Type	Two seat fighter
Engine	1 Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIIS	1 BMW VI 7.3 (703)		1 Hispano-Suiza 12 Xbrc(Ybre?)
Power	525 hp (391 kW)	650 hp (485 kW)		690 hp (515 kW)
Dimensions	Length: 10.60 m ( 34.777 ft) height: 4.30 m (14.108 ft) wingspan: 15.00 m (49.213 ft) wing area: 32.40 m² (348.754 ft²)		Length: 10.50 m (34.449 ft) height: 4.44 m (14.567 ft) wingspan: 15.00 m (49.213 ft) wing area: 32.40 m&sup2(348.754 ft²)	Length: 10.60 m height: 4.30 m wingspan: 15.00 m wing area 32.40 m2
Weights	Empty weight: 1600kg (3528.0 lb) max take off weight: 2300 kg (5071.5 lb) flying weight: 2300 kg	Empty weight: 2200 kg (4851.0 lb) flying weight: 2640 max take off weight: 2640 kg (5821.2 lb) kg		Empty: 1600 kg flying weight: 2640 kg
Performance	Max. speed: 278 km/h (170 kt) at sea level 315 km/h at 3500 m range: 800 km (432 nm) service ceiling: 9100 m (29856 ft) Wing load: 71.00 kg/m² (14.56 lb/ft²)	Max. speed: 288 km/h (156 kts) at sea level cruising speed 250 km/h(135 kts) climb to 1000 m: 1 min 54 s to 5000 m: 12 min 48 s Initial climb rate : 8.80 m/s (1732.28 ft/min) range: 800 km service ceiling: 7500 m Wing load : 16.61 81.00 kg/m² (lb/ft²)		Max. speed: 272 km/h at sea level 318 km/h at 3500 m Range: 800 km Service ceiling: 9500 m
Armament	Four MG 08/15, (two forward, two in rear turret)

(nm=nautical miles, kts= knots)

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