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Dornier DO 17 /215 Flying Pencil
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| Plane type & model |
Medium bomber (Do 17Z-2) |
The more diffused medium bomber in Germany when the war began was the Do 17, a monoplane with medium-high wing , and the crew of 4 people was concentrated in the nose. The standar bombing version was the Do17Z-2, that equipped 4 Kampfgeschwader and more other Kampfgruppen during the first year of war and that partecipated extensively in the battle of France and Britain. It had average performances, with a small horsepower capacity. At the end of 1940 , judged obsolete as a bomber, it was designed to other roles. |
| Length |
15.79 m ; 51.94 Ft |
| Height |
4.55 m ; 14.97 Ft |
| Wingspan |
18 m ; 59.21 Ft |
| Wing Area |
55 sq m ; 65.79 sq Yds |
| Engine |
2 Bramo 323P Fafnir radial (746kW / 1014 CV) |
| Weapons |
8 7,9 mm mg. ; up to 1000 kg of bombs |
| Empty Weight |
5210 Kg ; 11501 Lbs |
| Max Weight |
8590 Kg ; 18962 Lbs |
| Top Speed |
410 Km/h ; 255 MpH |
| Ceiling |
8200 m ; 26973.68 ft |
| Range |
1160 Km ; 721 mi |
| First flight |
1934 |
| N° built |
600 |
| Versions built |
29 |
| Used by n° countries |
7 |
| Crew |
4 |
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