| Do R Superwal | |
|---|---|
| Type | Airliner |
| Manufacturer | Dornier |
| Maiden flight | September 1926 |
| Primary users | Lufthansa SANA |
| Number built | 19 |
The Dornier Do R Superwal was a German flying boat airliner of the 1920s. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1926: Events United Airlines established Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A flying boat is a specialised form of Aircraft that is designed to take off from and land on water using its Fuselage as a floating hull. An airliner is a large Fixed-wing aircraft with the primary function of transporting paying passengers
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Development
The Do R was a larger development of the Do J, with larger wing and longer fuselage. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout All but the first three built also had four engines in place of the Do J's two. The Do R could carry 19 passengers in two cabins; 11 in the forward cabin and eight in the rear.
Operational history
Apart from their use by Lufthansa, the Superwals saw regular service with Italian airline SANA into the early 1930s, with at least one machine actually being assembled in Italy by CMASA.
Variants
- R2 - early version with two Rolls-Royce Condor III engines (3 built)
- R4 - definitive version with four engines in two tractor-pusher pairs
- R4 Gas - with Gnome et Rhône-built Bristol Jupiter engines (2 built)
- R4 Nas - with Napier Lion engines (2 built)
- R4 Sas - with Siemens-built Bristol Jupiter engines (10 built)
- R4 Cas - with Pratt & Whitney Hornet engines (2 built)
Operators
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- SANA
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Specifications (variant)
References
- Taylor, Michael J. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Gnome et Rhône was a major French Aircraft engine manufacturer WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 328.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 892 Sheet 27.
- "Berlin Aero Show 1928" (18 October 1928). Flight: 908-09. Flight International (or Flight) is a global Aerospace weekly publication
- "The New Dornier Super-Wal" (12 January 1928). Flight: 18. Flight International (or Flight) is a global Aerospace weekly publication
- "The Dornier Super-Wal" (9 December 1926). Flight: 817. Flight International (or Flight) is a global Aerospace weekly publication
- "A New Dornier Super-Wal" (22 March 1928). Flight: 199. Flight International (or Flight) is a global Aerospace weekly publication
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