A strange aircraft - Aircraft of World War II

Mariano · 06-26-2007, 12:01 PM

I found a picture of this strange aircraft. It´s seems to be a german plane.

Cyrano · 06-26-2007, 12:07 PM

Dornier Do-31E3

Dornier Do 31 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Reminds me of Bell Airacuda

SoD Stitch · 06-26-2007, 12:08 PM

Yes, it's a Dornier, I believe. It was a contemporary of the experimental Bell VTOL aircraft, which itself was a progenitor of the V-22 Osprey. I believe the wingtip pods contained the vertical-lift jets, and the pods in the middle of the wing had the forward-propulsion engines.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 06-26-2007, 12:19 PM

Yeap and it can be seen at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. I have a pic somewhere of me standing next to it.

Cyrano · 06-26-2007, 12:26 PM

Hi Adler, did you remove my pic or was hotlinking prevented on that site? I just want to know if you guys don't approve linking to certain sites...

Mariano · 06-26-2007, 12:28 PM

That´s fine DerAdlerIstGelandet.

Graeme · 06-30-2007, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mariano

I found a picture of this strange aircraft. It´s seems to be a german plane.

From the experience gained with the Dornier Do 31E, the Dornier Do 231 was proposed in response to a German Federal government requirement for a civil and military V/STOL transport. The winning design from five others, it was expected to be flying by the late 1970s. Not to be.

timshatz · 06-30-2007, 07:56 AM

The 231 is a good looking design. Looks like it would be a jack of all trades with the capacity of something like a 121.

MP-Willow · 07-24-2007, 12:36 PM

Some nice pics. I would be worried about the wing stress on liftoff with the engins outboard of the forward flight ones. But that is just my impression without any test numbers.

06-26-2007, 12:01 PM	#1
Mariano Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Buenos Aires - Argentina Posts: 4	A strange aircraft I found a picture of this strange aircraft. It´s seems to be a german plane.

06-26-2007, 12:07 PM	#2
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 310	Dornier Do-31E3 Dornier Do 31 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reminds me of Bell Airacuda __________________

06-26-2007, 12:19 PM	#4
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 34,074	Yeap and it can be seen at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. I have a pic somewhere of me standing next to it. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"

06-26-2007, 12:26 PM	#5
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 310	Hi Adler, did you remove my pic or was hotlinking prevented on that site? I just want to know if you guys don't approve linking to certain sites... __________________

07-24-2007, 12:36 PM	#9
MP-Willow Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Saco, MAINE!!!! Posts: 894	Some nice pics. I would be worried about the wing stress on liftoff with the engins outboard of the forward flight ones. But that is just my impression without any test numbers. __________________ Seaplanes Are so nice

06-26-2007, 12:08 PM	#3
SoD Stitch Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pine Mountain Lake, California Posts: 981	Yes, it's a Dornier, I believe. It was a contemporary of the experimental Bell VTOL aircraft, which itself was a progenitor of the V-22 Osprey. I believe the wingtip pods contained the vertical-lift jets, and the pods in the middle of the wing had the forward-propulsion engines.

06-26-2007, 12:28 PM	#6
Mariano Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Buenos Aires - Argentina Posts: 4	That´s fine DerAdlerIstGelandet.

06-30-2007, 07:56 AM	#8
timshatz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa Posts: 3,820	The 231 is a good looking design. Looks like it would be a jack of all trades with the capacity of something like a 121.

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