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Dornier Do 19


The Dornier Do 19 was a German four-engined heavy bomber that first flew on October 28, 1936. Only one prototype was built, and it was converted to a transport in 1938. It was built for the Luftwaffe's Ural bomber programme under General Walther Wever but development was cancelled when Wever's successor, Albert Kesselring, cancelled Germany's long-range bomber projects to concentrate on tactical bombers.



Specifications (Do 19 V2)

General Characteristics

  • Crew:
  • Length: 25.4 m (83 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 35.00 m (114 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 5.77 m (19 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 162 m² (1,744 ft²)
  • Empty: 11,865 kg (26,158 lb)
  • Loaded: 18,500 kg (40,785 lb)
  • Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
  • Powerplant: 4x BMW 132F radials, 604 kW (810 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 315 km/h (196 mph)
  • Range: 1,600 km (994 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,370 ft)
  • Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 114 kg/m² (23 lb/ft²)
  • Power/Mass: 0.13 kW/kg (0.08 hp/lb)

Armament

  • 1x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in nose
  • 1x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in tail
  • 1x 20 mm cannon in dorsal turret
  • 1x 20 mm cannon in ventral turret
  • 16x 100 kg (220 lb) bombs

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Designation sequence: Do 16 - Do 17 - Do 18 - Do 19 - Do 20 - Do 22 - Do 23

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