Dornier Do 214
Proposed flying boat by Dornier
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::summary Proposed flying boat by Dornier ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Do 214 |
| image | Modell Dornier Do 214.jpg |
| caption | Do 214 model at Dornier's museum in Friedrichshafen |
| type | Flying boat, Long range transport |
| manufacturer | Dornier |
| primary_user | Luftwaffe |
| number_built | 0 |
| :: |
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The Dornier Do 214 was a proposed large long-range flying boat, developed by Dornier in World War II.
Development
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Originally designed as the Do P.93 for passenger transatlantic service from Lisbon to New York, the Do 214 was redesigned as the P.192 for military service in early 1940. In 1941, a full-sized fuselage mockup was constructed in order to evaluate the interior layout. The fuselage was streamlined, having a round cross-section, with the interior consisting of two decks.
Its wings featured a small amount of sweep on the leading edge, with straight trailing edges, and were shoulder-mounted on the fuselage. Eight Daimler-Benz DB 613 24-cylinder "power-system" engines — themselves consisting of a pair of Daimler-Benz DB 603 inverted V12 engines, paired up to run a single propeller like the DB 605-based "DB 610" engines of the Heinkel He 177A, and themselves weighing over 1.5 t apiece (the DB 613 "power systems" would have weighed more like 1.8 tonnes apiece) — provided the power, with four tractor engines and four pusher engines. All eight "power system" engines, using a total of 16 DB 603s to complete them, provided power to two quartets of four-blade VDM variable-pitch propellers; the front propellers had a 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) diameter, the rear propellers had a 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) diameter.
The mammoth eight-engine design was intended for use as a military transport, with a large bow door admitting vehicles and bulky freight to the upper deck. It was also designed for use as a long-range bomber, flying tanker, aerial minelayer and U-boat supply vessel. By 1943, it was realized that long-range flying boats were not needed due to the worsening war situation, and the Do 214 project was canceled.
Göppingen Gö 8
Main article: Göppingen Gö 8
A 1/5 scale model glider of the Dornier Do 214 was designed and built as the Göppingen Gö 8, by Wolf Hirth and Ulrich Hütter. For hydrodynamic stability tests of the hull integrated floats, in collaboration with the Göttingen aerodynamic laboratory, the glider was towed by a boat.
Specifications
The following specifications are for Do P.192-01 / Do 214 / civil airliner / DB 613C engines. |ref=Die deutschen Flugboote : Flugboote, Amphibien-Flugboote u. Projekte von 1909 bis zur Gegenwart, Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.1 – AEG-Dornier |prime units?=met General characteristics
|crew=12 (Commander, pilot, co-pilot / navigator, 2x radio operator, flight engineer, 3x relief crew, 2x stewards, 1x chef) |capacity=40 pax / 33000 kg P.192-01 ; 333 troops P.192-03 ; 82000 kg P.192-03 |length m=51.6 |length note= |span m=60 |span note= |height m=14.3 |height note=
- Hull height: 6.5 m maximum
- Hull width 5.6 m without sponsons maximum
- Hull width 8 m over sponsons maximum |wing area sqm=500 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg=76000 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg=145000 |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity=66000 L in 21 lower hull fuel tanks, with a further 1500 L in outer wing tanks |more general= Powerplant -- |eng1 number=8 |eng1 name=Daimler-Benz DB 613C |eng1 type=24-cylinder coupled V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines |eng1 note=4000 PS at 2,700 rpm
|prop blade number=4 |prop name=VDM |prop dia m=5 |prop dia note=constant-speed propellers (tractor propellers) ::::4.6 m on translating extension-shafts (pusher propellers) Performance
|max speed kmh=490 |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh=425 |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kmh= |minimum control speed note= |range km=6600-8100 |range note= |combat range km= |combat range note= |ferry range km= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling m=7000 |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |climb rate ms= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading note= |disk loading kg/m2= |disk loading note= |fuel consumption kg/km= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance=
- Take-off run: m
- Take-off distance to 15 m: m
- Landing run: m
- Landing distance from 15 m: m-- Armament -- |guns= up to ten manned and remotely-controlled defensive cannon or machine-gun positions (armed variants) |avionics=
References
References
- (1978). "Die deutschen Flugboote : Flugboote, Amphibien-Flugboote u. Projekte von 1909 bis zur Gegenwart". Motorbuch-Verlag.
- "Göppingen Gö-8".
- (27 August 2000). "Luftwaffe secret projects : strategic bombers 1935-45". Midland.
- Nowarra, Heinz J.. (1993). "Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 Vol.1 – AEG-Dornier". Bernard & Graefe Verlag.
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