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  1. Dornier Do J Wal - Wikipedia

    • The Dornier Do J Wal ("whale") is a twin-engine German flying boat of the 1920s designed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke. The Do J was designated the Do 16 by the Reich Air Ministry (RLM) under its aircraft designation system of 1933. See more

    Design and development

    The Do J had a high-mounted strut-braced parasol wing with two piston engines mounted in tandem in a central
    In … See more

    Variants

    Data from:
    Do J Kas Wal 2x Hispano-Suiza engines. Transport and military flying boat. Do J Wal 2x Rolls-Royce Eagle IX engines. Transport and military flying boat. Exported to Argentina, … See more

    Aircraft on display

    Plus Ultra, at Lujan, Argentina.
    • Plus Ultra replica at Museo del Aire de Cuatro Vientos in Madrid, Spain.
    Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen, at Friedrichshafen airport, Germany (full scale replica)… See more

    Accidents and incidents

    • 3 December 1928: a Syndicato Condor Dornier Wal registration P-BACA, crashed in Guanabara Bay while attempting to avoid a collision with another aircraft of the same company, during a celebratory flight upon the arrival of … See more

    Specifications (Do J Wal RR Eagle engines)

    General characteristics
    • Crew: Three
    • Capacity: 8–10 passengers
    • Length: 17.25 m (56 ft 7 in)
    • Wingspan: 22 m (72 ft 2 in)… See more