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 Is, 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,[1] Die deutschen Flugboote : Flugboote, Amphibien-Flugboote u. Projekte von 1909 bis zur Gegenwart[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 3
Length: 12.45 m (40 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 17.1 m (56 ft 1 in)
Height: 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 52.9 m² (569 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,925 kg (4,244 lb)
Gross weight: 2,600 kg (5,732 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 340 kW (450 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 162 km/h (101 mph, 87 kn)
Alighting speed: 85 km/h (53 mph; 46 kn)
Range: 1,500 km (930 mi, 810 nmi)
Service ceiling: 3,600 m (11,800 ft)

References

Becker, Hans-Jurgen (1994). Wasserflugzeuge - Flugboote, Amphibien, Schwimmerflugzeuge (in German). Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag.
Gütschow, Fred (1978). Die deutschen Flugboote : Flugboote, Amphibien-Flugboote u. Projekte von 1909 bis zur Gegenwart (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Stuttgart: Motorbuch-Verlag. pp. 97–99. ISBN 3879435650.

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 Gs.I Gs.II V 1
Dornier designations 1919-1933	Do A Do B Do C Do D Do E Do F Do G (project) 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 Falke 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 (Operational history) 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 34 128 Do 131 Do 132 228 Do 231 328 328JET 428 528 728JET 928JET Aerodyne Alpha Jet Projekt 621 Seastar S-Ray 007
See also Claude Dornier and Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

Dornier Do E

Development

Specifications (Do E/II)

References

Further reading