Dornier Do 29 (1934)
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2008) |
| Do 29 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Zerstorer ("Destroyer") |
| Manufacturer | Dornier |
| Status | Design only |
| Primary user | Luftwaffe |
| History | |
| Developed from | Dornier Do 17 |
The Dornier Do 29 was a proposed zerstörer, or heavy fighter, designed by Dornier as a competitor to the Messerschmitt Bf 110.
The design answered the Reich Air Ministry requirement in autumn 1934 for a heavy fighter. Highly derivative of the earlier Do 17, the design was rejected before the prototype stage, and work stopped in 1936.
Specifications (estimated)
[edit]Data from Luftwaffe secret projects : ground attack & special purpose aircraft [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 15.35 m (50 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 17.56 m (57 ft 7 in)
- Height: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 55 m2 (590 sq ft)
- Gross weight: 4,270 kg (9,414 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Bramo 323A 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 628 kW (842 hp) LH rotation
- Powerplant: 1 × Bramo 323B 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 628 kW (842 hp) RH rotation
- Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 460 km/h (290 mph, 250 kn)
Armament
- Guns: 6 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns in nose + 1 × 7.92 (.312 in) MG 15 machine gun dorsal
See also
[edit]Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
References
[edit]- ^ Herwig, Dieter; Rode, Heinz (2003). Luftwaffe secret projects : ground attack & special purpose aircraft. Leicester: Midland. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-1857801507.
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