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
Last updated: 08-21-2005 07:40:32