Geschwindigkeits-Weltrekord (709 km/h) Wasserflugzeug Macchi M-39, I 1926

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.

Wasserflugzeug Macchi M-39, von Mario de Bernardi, für die Schneider Trophy 1926. Vorbild: Mit diesem Rennflugzeug gewinnt der italienische Pilot Mario de Bernardi die Schneider Trophy 1926 in Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA, mit einer Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von 396.69 km/h auf dem 350 km langen Rundflug.

Rennflugzeug mit Kolbenmotor

Wasserflugzeug Macchi M-39, von Mario de Bernardi, für die Schneider Trophy 1926

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Carlo Zarbl, Modellbauer/in, archivalisch belegt

Nieuport-Macchi (Aeronautica Macchi) (1913), Hersteller/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Mario de Bernardi (1893 - 1959), Betreiber/in Vorbild, archivalisch belegt

Mario de Bernardi (1893 - 1959), Pilot/in oder Ballonfahrer/in, archivalisch belegt

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