The Dornier Do 29 was an experimental aircraft developed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke and the German Aviation Laboratory in the 1950s to test a tilting-propeller system for vertical and short take-off and landing aircraft. It was based on the Do 27 light transport but had two Lycoming GO-480 engines below the wings driving pusher propellers that could tilt down by up to 90 degrees, and a helicopter-like cockpit with an ejection seat. Two were built and the first flew on 12 December 1958. It was highly successful, with a stalling speed of 24 km/h, but the system was not developed further, and one prototype survives on display.
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The Dornier Do 29 was an experimental aircraft developed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke and, the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (German Aviation Laboratory) in the 1950s
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The Dornier Do 29 was an experimental aircraft developed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke and, the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (German Aviation Laboratory) in the 1950s
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The Dornier Do 29 was an experimental aircraft developed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke and, the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (German Aviation Laboratory) in the 1950s
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with the first prototype flying on 12 December 1958
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 geared horizontally-opposed piston engines, 200 kW (270 hp) each
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One of the Do 29 prototypes survived the program, and is displayed in
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Empty weight: 2,180 kg (4,806 lb)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 290 km/h (180 mph, 160 kn)
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The Dornier Do 29 was an experimental aircraft developed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke and, the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (German Aviation Laboratory) in the 1950s
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The Dornier Do 29 was an experimental aircraft developed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke and, the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (German Aviation Laboratory) in the 1950s
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The Dornier Do 29 was an experimental aircraft developed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke and, the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (German Aviation Laboratory) in the 1950s
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The Dornier Do 29 was an experimental aircraft developed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke and, the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (German Aviation Laboratory) in the 1950s
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The Dornier Do 29 was an experimental aircraft developed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke and, the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (German Aviation Laboratory) in the 1950s
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