The Dornier Do X is a large German flying boat designed by Claude Dornier that first flew in 1929, powered by twelve engines mounted in six back to back pairs above its wing. At its debut it was the largest, heaviest and most powerful aircraft in the world, and on one demonstration flight it carried more than one hundred fifty people aloft, a passenger record that stood for years, though its size and cost meant only three examples were ever built.
Facts
SignificanceOn 21 October 1929 the Do X carried 169 people aloft on a single flight, setting a passenger record that stood for years. 1 Manufacturer or Builder Connections
Sources
1. Dornier Do X, Wikipedia
Infobox, first flight field
12 July 1929
Lead section
The Dornier Do X was the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying boat in the world when it was produced by the Dornier company of Germany in 1929.
Operation section
To satisfy skeptics, on its 70th test flight on 21 October there were 169 on board of which 150 were passengers (mostly production workers and their families, and a few journalists), ten were aircrew and nine were stowaways.
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