The Dornier Do 20 was a proposed commercial flying boat designed in the mid-1930s as an improved and enlarged version of the Do X flying ship of 1929. The Do X had been under-powered despite six pairs of engines mounted above the wing, and only three were built. Dornier proposed to overcome this by replacing the pylon-mounted engines with four pairs of diesel engines of about 1,000 horsepower each, every pair fitted into a nacelle faired into the wing leading edge and driving one of four propellers. A model was shown at the 1936 Stockholm aviation exhibition, but no orders came and no Do 20 was ever built.
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StatusDesign only (never built) 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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The Dornier Do 20 was a proposed commercial flying boat designed in the mid-1930s.
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replacing the pylon-mounted engines with four pairs of diesel engines each of about 1,000 horse power
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No orders were received and no Do 20 aircraft were ever built.
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The Dornier Do 20 was a proposed commercial flying boat designed in the mid-1930s.
Of Make: Dornier, Lead, make
The Dornier Do 20 was a proposed commercial flying boat designed in the mid-1930s.
In Group: Commercial Flying Boats and Clippers, Lead, vehicle type group
The Dornier Do 20 was a proposed commercial flying boat designed in the mid-1930s.
Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, mode
The Dornier Do 20 was a proposed commercial flying boat designed in the mid-1930s.
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