The Dornier Do 217 was a World War II heavy bomber designed from scratch as a replacement for the venerable Dornier Do 17. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... Dornier logo. ... The Maiden flight of an aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Dornier may refer to Claudius Dornier, original founder of Dornier GmbH Lindauer DORNIER GmbH FairchildDornier Dornier Medtech [1], maker of medical equipment e. ... This article is becoming very long. ... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ... The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Bleistift (pencil), was a World War II light bomber produced by Dornier that was used at the beginning of the war by the Luftwaffe. ...

Dornier recognized shortcomings of its fast Dornier Do 17 well before the war. With Junker's new Junkers Ju 88 prototype being superior to the Do 17 in every way, Dornier decided to make a new bomber better than its Do 17, and its Ju 88 competition. Superficially a scaled up Do 215, powered at first by the same DB 601 engines, the Do 217 was actually considerably larger and totally different in detail design. Much of Dornier's efforts in 1938-1940 were devoted to finding more powerful engines and improving the flying qualities, and when the BMW 801 radial engine was available the Do 217 really got into its stride and carried a heavier bomb load than any other Luftwaffe bomber of the time. The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Bleistift (pencil), was a World War II light bomber produced by Dornier that was used at the beginning of the war by the Luftwaffe. ... The Junkers Ju 88 was a WW2 Luftwaffe twin-engine multi-role aircraft. ...

In almost every way, the Do 217 was a success. It could carry much higher bomb loads than either the Ju 88 or the Heinkel He 111. It was also very fast, surpassing the speed of the Ju 88. It was Germany's largest bomber for nearly two years until the Heinkel He 177 was finally safe enough to use. Do 217's sank the Italian battleship Roma with Fritz X missiles as she steamed to the Allies after Italy's capitulation. He 111K The Heinkel He 111 was the primary Luftwaffe medium bomber during the early stages of World War II, and is perhaps the most famous symbol of the German side of the Battle of Britain. ... The Heinkel He 177 Greif {Griffin] was a 4-engined long-range World War 2 bomber of the Luftwaffe. ... Roma is the name of three battleships of the Regia Marina: (1865) steam battleship of the Roma class; (1909) steam battleship of the Vittorio Emanuele class; (1940) dreadnought battleship of the Vittorio Veneto class. ... Fritz X was a German air-launched anti-ship missile, deployed during World War II. Fritz X was an allied code-name; alternate names include Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X. History Development began in 1938. ...

However, the Do 217 had some quite serious flaws. It was at the limit in terms of size that a twin engined bomber could be with the engines available. Unlike its agile cousin Do 17, this aircraft was more difficult to fly. Stability issues were a problem at first but modifications such as fixed slats along the leading edges of the vertical fins helped to improve flight stability.

Like its cousin and Ju 88, it was used in a variety of different variants and roles, including the night fighter, another sign that Germany desperately needed fighters over bombers, something the Ju 88 was better at doing. Production was stopped in late 1943 in favour of fighters.

Today, only a few fragments of the Do 217 exist. Like its younger cousin, this major type in the service of the Luftwaffe is a fading memory. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Do 217 versions:

• Do 217A-0: Small pre-production series with two 1,100 hp DB 601 inline piston engines, used for clandestine reconnaissance missions. Eight Do 217A-0 pre-production aircraft were built.
• Do 217C-0: Pre-production bomber, DB 601 engines, increased defensive armament, four built.
• Do 217E-0: Pre-production bomber with two 1,600 hp BMW 801A/B engines.
• Do 217E-1: Production bomber with five 7.92 mm MG 15 and one 15 mm MG 151 for defence.
• Do 217E-2:
• Do 217E-3:
• Do 217E-4:
• Do 217E-5:
• Do 217H:
• Do 217K: Bomber with two 1,730 hp BMW 801G/H radial piston engines, longer wingspan to carry guided missiles/bombs.
• Do 217K-1:
• Do 217K-2:
• Do 217K-3:
• Do 217M: Bomber, a Do 217K with 1,750 hp DB 603A inline piston engines.
• Do 217M-1:
• Do 217M-3:
• Do 217M-5:
• Do 217M-11:
• Do 217J: Nightfighter based on the Do 217E - solid nose with 4x 7,92 mm MG 17 machine guns and 4x 20 mm MG FF/M cannon.
• Do 217J-1:
• DO 217J-2:
• Do 217L: Two experimental aircraft.
• Do 217N: Nightfighter based on the Do 217M - armament as Do 217J + 4x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon as Schräge Musik.
• Do 217N-1:
• Do 217N-2:
• Do 217P: High altitude reconnaissance aircraft with two 1,860 hp DB 603B supercharged by a DB 605T in the fuselage with a ceiling of 53,000 ft.
• Do 217R: redesignated Do 317

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Specifications (Do 217 J-2)

General characteristics

• Crew: four
• Length: 17,68 m (18,10 with antennas)
• Wingspan: 19 m ()
• Height: 5.0 m ()
• Wing area: 56.60 m² ()
• Empty weight: 9,400 kg ()
• Max takeoff weight: 13,200 kg ()
• Powerplant: 2× BMW 801 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,580 hp (1 360 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 486 km/h
• Range: 2,050 km ()
• Service ceiling: 7,300 m ()

Armament

• 4 x 20 mm MG FF cannon
• 4 x 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun
• 2 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun
• up to 400 kg of disposable stores

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Specifications (Do 217 M-1)

General characteristics

• Crew: four
• Length: 17 m ()
• Wingspan: 19 m ()
• Height: 5.0 m ()
• Empty weight: 9,000 kg ()
• Max takeoff weight: 16,570 kg ()
• Powerplant: 2× DB 603A 12-cylinder inverted-vee engines, 1,750 hp () each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 557 km/h (348 mph)
• Range: 2,148 km (1,335 miles)
• Service ceiling: 7,358 m (24,140 ft (with max bomb load))

Armament

• 4 x 7.92 mm MG 81 machine gun
• 2 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun
• up to 4000 kg (8820 lb) of disposable stores

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