Kolbenmotorflugzeug
Passagierflugboot Dornier Wal
Dating
2006, Vorbild: 1932Persons
Description
Passagierflugboot Dornier WalSignature / Inscription
Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "D-203"Object type
Object (three-dimensional)Geography
Herkunftsland/Herkunftsort: DeutschlandMaterial / Technique
Holz, Metall, KunststoffInventory number
VHS-9130Legend
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
grünSystematics
• Flying boats
• Piston engine aircraft
Literature
Faszination Motor = Engines that fascinate, S., Abb.: S. 10 - 11, Sign.: GMT 6
In sechs Tagen nach Buenos Aires. Vor 80 Jahren begann der Luftpostverkehr über den Südatlantik, Autor/in: During, Rainer W., Sign.: ZL 44 (-> Infodesk)