Utilizing vectored thrust and coupled engines that could individually power both propellers, the Dornier Do-29 broke new ground in STOL engineering. [Photo: Jason McDowell] Since it was founded in ...

German aerospace firm Dornier has made some amazing aircraft over the last century, the DO-24 flying boat included. Today, only one flying example exists, the DO-24ATT, and it is truly a melded ...

The Dornier Do-31, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) transport aircraft, was developed in West Germany in the 1960s out of concern that a conflict might destroy existing runways and render its ...

With a gross weight of 49,000 kg (108,027 lb), the Dornier undercuts a modern jetliner by as much as 31,100 kg (68,650 lb). It owes this to a lightweight but durable hull made of a novel German ...

Dornier Do X Provenance Ben M. Anderson via Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, Gift, NASM.XXXX.0653. Summary This collection consists of a photo album containing 23 photographs, probably taken ...

The Dornier Do X was a glorious, spectacular, and doomed machine that embodied the spirit of the pre-WW2 world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

The Dornier Do 17 will join a range of more than 1,200 objects and places which have been safeguarded by the NHMF at a cost of more than £300 million. These include HMS Caroline, ...

Engines. The Do-17 was one of the three main twin-engined, medium-range bombers used by the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain - the other two being the Heinkel He-111 and Junker Ju-88.. The plane ...