Kolbenmotorflugzeug
Passagierflugboot Dornier Delphin III (Ganzmetallflugzeug)
Dating
2006, Vorbild: 1927 - 1929Persons
Description
Passagierflugboot Dornier Delphin III (Ganzmetallflugzeug). Als Basis für das Modell diente ein Bastelbogen von Léon Schnyder im Massstab 1:50. Dieser wurde auf 1:40 vergrössert und zusammengebaut.Signature / Inscription
Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "Dornier", "CH", "178"Object type
Object (three-dimensional)Geography
Herkunftsland/Herkunftsort: Deutschland, VorbildMaterial / Technique
Papier, KartonInventory number
VHS-9129Legend
On the way to becoming a means of transport
The Jumbo of the 1930’s
The Dornier Do-X was the largest aircraft in the world and the epitome of technical progress. This becomes clear in a comparison with contemporary aircraft such as the Fokker F-VIIa or the Italian Savoia-Marchetti S-55 twin-hulled flying boat. Built in Altenrhein (Canton of St. Gallen) the Do-X was designed to carry around 70 passengers. On a test flight, it even carried 169 passengers. As a part of its numerous demonstration flights over Europe, South and North America, the Do-X even touched down on Lake Zurich in 1932. Although it was land based aircraft that later helped to make the break-through in transoceanic aviation, the construction and use of this giant flying boat represented a pioneering achievement of the highest order.
Technical data
Main colour
WeissNumber of crew
2Number of passengers
10Top speed [km/h]
180Systematics
• Piston engine aircraft
• Flying boats