The Dornier Do 11 was a German medium bomber developed in secret in the early 1930s. It was originally called the Dornier F before being renamed by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) in 1933 and was considered a heavy bomber at the time. It came into service in 1932, a continuation of a line of bomber designs going back to the Dornier P in 1930 and the Dornier Y in 1931. The line would continue to develop with the Dornier Do 13 and Dornier Do 23. A medium bomber is a bomber aircraft designed to operate with medium bombloads over medium distances; primarily to distinguish them from the much larger heavy bombers and smaller light bombers. ... 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 may refer to Claudius Dornier, original founder of Dornier GmbH Lindauer DORNIER GmbH FairchildDornier Dornier Medtech [1], maker of medical equipment e. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from Canadian Siskins aerobatic team is retired. ... The Dornier Do 13 was a short-lived 1930s German bomber design. ... The Dornier Do 23 was a 1930s German bomber. ... A medium bomber is a bomber aircraft designed to operate with medium bombloads over medium distances; primarily to distinguish them from the much larger heavy bombers and smaller light bombers. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The B-52 Stratofortress, a heavy bomber. ... The Dornier Do 13 was a short-lived 1930s German bomber design. ... The Dornier Do 23 was a 1930s German bomber. ...

One of the main features the Do 11 tested was a retractable undercarriage, but, due to problems with it, it was often left locked down. The aircraft entered service under the guise of a freight transport, and was used with the German railway in conjunction with Deutsche Luft Hansa, so it could be shown publicly. What it was actually used for was as a trainer for the still secret Luftwaffe. The aircraft had a number of problems, which resulted in some crashes, and was generally unpopular with pilots. Especially problematic were wing vibrations which resulted in various precautions and modifications. Attempts were made to correct its faults, resulting in the so-called Do 11D, the last model with the Do 11 name. The Do 13 was a 'simplified' Do 11 and came next, but had so many problems of its own that it did not fully enter service, with several of the first planes off the assembly line crashing. The later Do 23 corrected many faults of the design, but was still a lackluster aircraft, and was withdrawn from service by 1936 and replaced by superior aircraft that had since been developed. The Do 11 is noteworthy as having served in secret and been the main heavy bomber of the quietly developing Luftwaffe, if only for a short while. It was also the first to have two large engines as opposed to its predecessors the Dornier Y, and Dornier P which used three and four engines respectively. In aviation, the undercarriage or landing gear is the structure (usually wheels) that supports an aircraft and allows it to move across the surface of the Earth when it is not flying. ... Freight is a term used to classify the transportation of cargo and is typically a commercial process. ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the largest German airline, and the second-largest in Europe (behind Air France-KLM, but before British Airways). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1913 Ford Model T assembly line. ... An engine is something that produces an effect from a given input. ...

Specifications (Do 11)

General characteristics

• Length: 18.64 m (61 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 28 m (91 ft 10 in)
• Height: 5.4 m (17 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 111 m² (1194.4 ft²)
• Max takeoff weight: 8,215 kg (18,114 lb)
• Powerplant: × 2 Siemens Sh. 22B-2 (Bristol Jupiter) radial piston engines, 442 PS (325 kw) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 260 km/h (140 knots)
• Cruise speed: 125 km/h
• Range: 1,200 km (648 nm)
• Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
• Rate of climb: 2.3 m/s (452.76 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 74 kg/m² (15.17 lb/ft²)

Armament

• 3 × MG 15 machine guns
• 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bombload

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Related development

• Dornier P
• Dornier Y
• Dornier Do 13
• Dornier Do 23

Comparable aircraft

• Boeing YB-9

Designation sequence

Do 10 - Do 11 - Do 12 - Do 13 - Do 14 - Do 15 - Wn 15 The Dornier Do 13 was a short-lived 1930s German bomber design. ... The Dornier Do 23 was a 1930s German bomber. ... The Boeing B-9 was the first all-metal monoplane bomber designed for the United States Army Air Corps. ... The Dornier Do 10 was the name given by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium(RLM) of a pre-World War II German aircraft. ... The Dornier Do 12 Libelle III (German:Dragonfly III) was the third of a line of small German flying boats of the 1930s. ... The Dornier Do 13 was a short-lived 1930s German bomber design. ... The Dornier Do J was a twin-engine German flying boat of the 1920s designed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke. ...

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
• List of aircraft of the WW2 Luftwaffe
• List of RLM aircraft designations

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