Dornier Do 24
| Dornier Do 24
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| Description
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| Role | Bomber & reconnaissance
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| Crew | 3+
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| First Flight | July 3, 1937
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| Entered Service | November, 1937
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| Manufacturer | Dornier, Aviolanda, Potez, CASA
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| Dimensions
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| Length | 22 m | 72ft 2in
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| Wingspan | 27 m | 88ft 6in
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| Height | 5.9 m | 19ft 3in
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| Wing Area | 108 m² | 1,162 ft²
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| Weights
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| Empty | 13,470 kg | 29,700 lbs
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| Loaded | 18,400 kg | 40,565 lbs
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| Maximum takeoff | kg | lbs
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| Powerplant
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| Engine | 3 × Bramo 323
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| Power (each) | 750 kW | 1,000 hp
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| Performance
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| Maximum speed | 341km/h | 212mph
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| Combat range | 4,700 km | 2,920 miles
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| Ferry range | km | miles
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| Service ceiling | 5,900 m | 19,357 ft
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| Rate of climb | m/min | ft/min
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| Wing loading | 170.4 kg/m² | 34.9 lb/ft²
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| Power/Mass | 0.122 kW/kg | 0.074 hp/lb
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| Armament
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| Guns | 1 × MG 151 20mm cannon
2 × MG 15 7.92mm m/c guns
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| Bombs | 12 × 50kg bombs
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The Dornier Do 24 flying-boat was originally designed for Netherlands service, and part of the original Netherlands order was built under licence by Aviolanda and powered by Wright Cyclone engines. After the German invasion, production for the Luftwaffe continued at Aviolanda, and the type was also produced by Potez in occupied France.
After the war, captured Dornier Do 24s continued in French Naval service until 1955. Some of these were sold to Spain joining a batch purchased in 1944, and continued in use until 1967 for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations, the last large flying-boats in regular use in Europe.
A total of nearly 250 Do 24s were built.
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