Dornier Do X
Civilian
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The Dornier Do X, first flown in 1929, is one of aviation's most extraordinary flying boats. Its twelve engines, 47.8-meter wingspan, and ten-person crew made it the largest and most powerful flying boat of the era. Cruising at 242 km/h with 1,700-kilometer range, it captured world imagination.
Specifications
- Role
- airliner, flying boat
- Crew
- 10
- Engines
- 12
- First flight
- 1929
- Length
- 40 m
- Wingspan
- 47.8 m
- Max speed
- 242 km/h
- Range
- 1,700 km