Dornier Do 18

The Dornier Do 18 was a development of the Do 16 flying boat. It was developed for the Luftwaffe but Lufthansa got 5 aircraft and used these for tests between the Azores and the North American continent in 1936 and on their mail route over the South Atlantic from 1937 to 1939. 27–29 March 1938 a Do 18 W established a seaplane record flying non-stop a straight distance of 8 391 km (5 214 mi) from Start Point Devon to Caravelas in Brazil.

Dornier Do 18 shot down on 9 October 1939 Dornier Do 18 shot down on 9 October 1939 Dornier Do 217 Dornier Do 217E Dornier 1
Dornier Do 18 Flying boat bomber reconnaissance picture 4 Blohm & Voss Bv 138 Flying boat reconnaissance picture 5 Dornier Do 24 Reconnaissance Flying boat picture 6 2
Le Dornier Do 18 était un hydravion allemand directement dérivé du Dornier Do 15 « Wal » ou Baleine, conçu en 1935 à l'origine pour la Lufthansa.3
Dornier DO 18 is a small reproduction of the famous german flying boat introduced by Lufthansa in 1935.4
a Dornier Do 18, on 25th September 1939. The related Blackburn Roc, burdened by a four-gun turret, was even slower and only saw brief, land-based service.5
Dornier Do 18D, Forced down by Skua aircraft from 'HMS Ark Royal', in a sortie in the North Sea. It was also the first Luftwaffe loss in operations against Great Britain.6
Dornier Do 18 was highly outclassed and outdated at the star...7
Dornier Do 18, shot down by Skua aircraft from 'HMS Ark Royal', in a sortie in the North Sea.8

Made by Dornier Flugzeugwerke.

during the Second World War: a Dornier Do 18 flying boat was downed over the North Sea in September 1939 by three Skuas of 803 Naval Air Squadron, flying from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark 9
Dornier Do 18 on the water. MAP Dornier Do 18 on the water.10
Dornier Do 18 flying boat M7+YK.11
down a German Dornier Do 18 flying boat over the North Sea on the 26th of September 1939. Blackburn Skua Mk.12
A Dornier Do 18 flying-boat - the first enemy aircraft shot down during World War II by the FAA - fell to the guns of a Skua of No 803 13
* Dornier Do 18Dornier Do 18The Dornier Do 18 was a development of the Do 16 flying boat.14
enemy aircraft in the Second World War: a Dornier Do 18 flying boat was downed over the North Sea on September 26, 1939 by three Skuas flying from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal.15
German Dornier Do 18 over the North Sea and became the first British aircraft to engage the enemy in the Second World War! The aerial battle was short-lived and inconclusive.16
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Height Main
5.32 m
Height Alt
17
Length Alt
1922.78
Max Takeoff Weight Main
8500.0
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Range Main
3500.0
More Performance
450.0
Max Speed Alt
9300.0
Type Of Prop
six-cylinder
vertically opposed diesel engine
Max Speed Main
250.0
Bombs
2
Max Speed More
at sea level
Cruise Speed Main
190.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
18739.0
Ceiling Main
4
350 m
Number Built
170
Crew
4
Cruise Speed Alt
7080.0
Area Main
98.0 m²
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Luftwaffe
Span Alt
2369.82
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plane
Power Alt
605 hp
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Junkers 205C-4
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Dornier Flugzeugwerke
First Flight
15
Span Main
23.70 m
Power Main
451.0
Number Of Props
2
Guns
900.0
Empty Weight Alt
14727.0
Length Main
19.23 m
Area Alt
1055.0
Range Alt
130500.0
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Empty Weight Main
6680.0
Ceiling Alt
14270.0
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