The Dornier Do E was a small single-engined German reconnaissance flying boat of 1924, built by Dornier. Conceptually it resembled the successful Dornier Wal but was smaller: an all-metal machine with a parasol wing braced by struts to a wide, shallow single-step hull, kept stable on the water by Dornier's characteristic sponsons, with the engine mounted above the wing centre section driving a tractor propeller. An open cockpit seated two crew side by side, and an observer's position in the aft fuselage could carry a defensive gun or photographic equipment. Only four are known to have been completed: two Do E I machines with Rolls-Royce Eagle IX engines, exported to Japan and Chile, and two Do E II machines with Gnome-Rhone Jupiter radial engines, which Dornier registered for the 1926 German seaplane contest before cancelling its participation shortly before the start.
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The Dornier Do E was a small German flying boat of 1924, designed for reconnaissance missions.
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The Dornier Do E was a small German flying boat of 1924, designed for reconnaissance missions.
Specifications, powerplant output
Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 9A Jupiter 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 340 kW (450 hp)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 1,925 kg (4,244 lb)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 2,600 kg (5,732 lb)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 162 km/h (101 mph, 87 kn)
Development, number built
Only four are known to have been completed.
Development, builder
Dornier registered the two Do E II aircraft for the 1926 German contest for seaplanes
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The Dornier Do E was a small German flying boat of 1924, designed for reconnaissance missions.
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The Dornier Do E was a small German flying boat of 1924, designed for reconnaissance missions.
In Group: Early and Interwar Flying Boats, Lead, flying boat of 1924
The Dornier Do E was a small German flying boat of 1924, designed for reconnaissance missions.
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The Dornier Do E was a small German flying boat of 1924, designed for reconnaissance missions.
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