True flights soon followed, and in the next 6 months, flew Do X 122 or located at the bottom of Lak

From 1929 until the outbreak of the Second World Rîzboi plane Dornier Do X was famous that it was the largest machine in the world. Enjoyed advertising around the world and, even today, is remembered as one of the most impressive devices of all time. In fact, it had a very successful design, performance and economic efficiency absent and, apart from the fact that it took the headlines, has achieved virtually nothing.
Claudius Dornier engineer-diplomat giant seaplanes built in World War I, but, but they were overshadowed by plans made between 1919-1926. They aveu considering a gigantic seaplane carrying passengers who have a wing dreaptătipică for Dornierunde 12 engines to be mounted piston-cylinder radial 9 air-cooled Bristol Jupiter type built by Siemens, which develops 525 hp (391kw) each. The plane had a row of six engines above the wing, the other 6 being below the leading edge or trailing edge. A variation was 12 screw propellers, while the others had 10 or 11 motors. Finally, the 12 engines were mounted in tandem, each 6 above the wing. The project was completed at the end anului1926 and was named "X". This was not the serial number of; as were many other projects of Dornier, but pure and simple] light aero spares meant "unknown".
From nose to tail, Do X measure light aero spares 40m and a height of 10.10 m was at the top of the wing to the fuselage below. Do X was slightly longer than a Boeing 717 is now though because interior luxury-mounted third of the passengers of American machine. Superioarăera the crew cabin that housed. Here was situated cockpit, navigation and control room, radio room and auxiliary engine room. The latter had a 12 HP engine (9kW), which provides electricity and act starters main engines.
Each pair of Bristol Jupiter engine was mounted on a gondola aerodynamics and engines were interconnected via a smaller wings, auxiliaries. Ingineriiputeau such engines work using both the Main Wing and the auxiliary.
Under this cabin is the passenger cabin interior bar is decorated with materials light aero spares that were shown scenes of Chinese and walking were sumptuous carpets. In back were the toilets, bathrooms and kitchen. At the next level, below, were anchor compartment, locker, luggage and cargo compartments and four fuel reyervoare 3000 liters each, and the appeal board could still get 600 liters. So Do X can carry a maximum of 24 600 liters of fuel, weighing 20 tonnes in total. Deutsche Luft Hansa Although the company expressed little interest in aircraft, has agreed to make an assessment. The German government would only fund the project started, Dornier providing the rest. This allowed starting in 1927, the construction of a wind tunnel for testing. Aircraft construction began on December 19 1927, after 570 days of intense work of the entire workforce of the plant Dornier Do X prototype was ready for launch day mornings July 12, 1929.
Do Gloria maximum flight X has been reached on arrival at New York, where the device was greeted by a large crowd. The aircraft was a common sight
True flights soon followed, and in the next 6 months, flew Do X 122 or located at the bottom of Lake Constance Sangam. In one of these flights, set the record light aero spares for maximum takeoff weight announce that nedoborât: Do X took off with a crew of 10 men, 150 passengers and 9 passengers clandestini- invited a total of 169 people.
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