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Dornier Do-26
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1938 - Do26 - Transocean Flying Boat
The Do 26 – a cantilever all-metal high-wing monoplane – had been developed for direct North and South Atlantic mail flights by Deutsche Lufthansa. Since the flying boat was not designed for catapult launches and landing in high seas other than in emergencies, the characteristic sponsons of the Dornier flying boats had been replaced by floats under the wings which could be retracted aerodynamic layout increased the speed and range of the aircraft. The wing consisted of a rectangular center section with the pronounced V-shape carrying two nacelles for the four engines mounted in tandem, as well as two trapezoid outer wing sections.
All sections were covered with Dural sheets. The ailerons and flaps were located behind the trailing edge. The powerplant consisted of 600 HP Junkers 205 E engines with reduction gears, operating with crude oil. The front propeller were driven directly while the rear propellers were driven via an extension shaft. The rear engine including their extension shafts, rotated upward through 10° in order to protect the propellers against splash water. The two-step hull with several bulkheads was subdivided in a nose station for maritime equipment, a mail and cargo hold, the flight deck, a communications and navigation station, a fuel hold, a second mail hold, a crew room, a galley and a lavatory.
First flight on 21 May 1938.
Specification
CREW 4
ENGINE 4 x Jumo 205C, 440kW
WEIGHTS
Take-off weight 20000 kg 44093 lb
Empty weight 10200 kg 22487 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan 30.0 m 98 ft 5 in
Length 24.5 m 80 ft 5 in
Height 6.9 m 23 ft 8 in
Wing area 120.0 m2 1291.67 sq ft
PERFORMANCE
Max. speed 335 km/h 208 mph
Cruise speed 310 km/h 193 mph
Ceiling 4600 m 15100 ft
Range w/max.fuel 9000 km 5592 miles
The Do 26 – a cantilever all-metal high-wing monoplane – had been developed for direct North and South Atlantic mail flights by Deutsche Lufthansa. Since the flying boat was not designed for catapult launches and landing in high seas other than in emergencies, the characteristic sponsons of the Dornier flying boats had been replaced by floats under the wings which could be retracted aerodynamic layout increased the speed and range of the aircraft. The wing consisted of a rectangular center section with the pronounced V-shape carrying two nacelles for the four engines mounted in tandem, as well as two trapezoid outer wing sections.
All sections were covered with Dural sheets. The ailerons and flaps were located behind the trailing edge. The powerplant consisted of 600 HP Junkers 205 E engines with reduction gears, operating with crude oil. The front propeller were driven directly while the rear propellers were driven via an extension shaft. The rear engine including their extension shafts, rotated upward through 10° in order to protect the propellers against splash water. The two-step hull with several bulkheads was subdivided in a nose station for maritime equipment, a mail and cargo hold, the flight deck, a communications and navigation station, a fuel hold, a second mail hold, a crew room, a galley and a lavatory.
First flight on 21 May 1938.
Specification
CREW 4
ENGINE 4 x Jumo 205C, 440kW
WEIGHTS
Take-off weight 20000 kg 44093 lb
Empty weight 10200 kg 22487 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan 30.0 m 98 ft 5 in
Length 24.5 m 80 ft 5 in
Height 6.9 m 23 ft 8 in
Wing area 120.0 m2 1291.67 sq ft
PERFORMANCE
Max. speed 335 km/h 208 mph
Cruise speed 310 km/h 193 mph
Ceiling 4600 m 15100 ft
Range w/max.fuel 9000 km 5592 miles
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Nice shots!
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Well done!
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Very nice pics John.
I'm pretty sure though the machine in post #14 is French - the SUD-EST LeO H-470.
Lioré et Olivier LeO H-470 Hydravion de patrouille par Aviafrance
Not sure what that is in the background far left. CAMS 37?
I'm pretty sure though the machine in post #14 is French - the SUD-EST LeO H-470.
Lioré et Olivier LeO H-470 Hydravion de patrouille par Aviafrance
Not sure what that is in the background far left. CAMS 37?
I agree on the LeO H-470. But the one in the background isn't the CAMS-37 IMHO. The flying boat had the cockpit canopy with its back fairing together with round windows there, attached at the fuselage top. This gave the plane a kind of "hump" at the front area. The plane In the pic has the cockpit canopy being a part of the fuselage line without the round windows. . What is more I notice a strut attached to the fuselage top between the cockpit and the wing. The CAMS-37 didn't have any there.
Beautiful aircraft.
Yep, agreed. I'll keep looking...
I have the Mach 2 kit and just received the A-Model kit. Perhaps I should do a comparison thread, though I think everyone knows the outcome...
