Dornier Do 10
Encyclopedia
The Dornier Do 10 was the name given by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium
(RLM) of a pre-World War II
German
aircraft. The aircraft has a complicated history due to renaming and the use of three different engines with correspondingly different specifications.
Developed in 1931, it was originally called Do C1, with one variant being the C4. It was the first aircraft of the C model line and was followed by the C2. It most likely started as the C1 and performance numbers suggest it tested BMW
engines, and then Hispano-Suiza powerplants. Later that year possibly renamed C4 with the testing of the Rolls-Royce
engine. The tilted engine and propeller
position was one of the key features it tested along with multiple engine use. In any case, it was a two-seat parasol-wing
monoplane
intended to be used as a fighter
. Two prototype
s were made both in 1931.
(Information on this model is difficult to come by and the nature of the relationship between C1/C4/10 is not yet totally resolved)
Reich Air Ministry
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(RLM) of a pre-World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
German
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
aircraft. The aircraft has a complicated history due to renaming and the use of three different engines with correspondingly different specifications.
Developed in 1931, it was originally called Do C1, with one variant being the C4. It was the first aircraft of the C model line and was followed by the C2. It most likely started as the C1 and performance numbers suggest it tested BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
engines, and then Hispano-Suiza powerplants. Later that year possibly renamed C4 with the testing of the Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a renowned British car and, from 1914 on, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904....
engine. The tilted engine and propeller
Propeller (aircraft)
Aircraft propellers or airscrews convert rotary motion from piston engines or turboprops to provide propulsive force. They may be fixed or variable pitch. Early aircraft propellers were carved by hand from solid or laminated wood with later propellers being constructed from metal...
position was one of the key features it tested along with multiple engine use. In any case, it was a two-seat parasol-wing
Parasol wing
A parasol wing monoplane is an aircraft design in which the wing is not mounted directly to the fuselage, but rather, the fuselage is supported beneath it by a set of struts, called cabane struts...
monoplane
Monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. Since the late 1930s it has been the most common form for a fixed wing aircraft.-Types of monoplane:...
intended to be used as a fighter
Fighter aircraft
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
. Two prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
s were made both in 1931.
Specifications
| Type | Two seat fighter | |||
| Engine | Rolls-Royce Kestrel Rolls-Royce Kestrel |-See also:-Bibliography:* Erfurth, Helmut. Junkers Ju 87 . Bonn, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-186-5.... IIIS |
BMW VI BMW VI |-See also:- External links :... 7.3 (703) |
Hispano-Suiza Hispano-Suiza Hispano-Suiza was a Spanish automotive and engineering firm, best known for its luxury cars and aviation engines in the pre-World War II period of the twentieth century. In 1923, its French subsidiary became a semi-autonomous partnership with the parent company and is now part of the French SAFRAN... 12 Xbrc (Ybre?) |
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| Power | 391 kW (525 hp Horsepower Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the... ) |
485 kW (650 hp) | 515 kW (690 hp) | |
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| Armament | 4 × MG 08/15 Maschinengewehr 08 The Maschinengewehr 08, or MG08, was the German Army's standard machine gun in World War I and is an adoption of Hiram S. Maxim's original 1884 Maxim Gun. It was produced in a number of variants during the war. The MG 08 remained in service until the outbreak of World War II due to shortages of... machine guns (two forward, two in rear turret) |
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(Information on this model is difficult to come by and the nature of the relationship between C1/C4/10 is not yet totally resolved)