Dornier Do 317

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Dornier Do 317
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Type: bomber
Design country:

German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era) German Empire

Manufacturer:

Dornier

First flight:

September 8, 1942

Number of pieces:

1

The Dornier Do 317 was a medium-weight German bomber . The planning of the aircraft design began in 1940 and although the aircraft looks strongly reminiscent of the Do 217 , it was a new design.

Very few components of the Do 217 were adopted in the Do 317. The purpose of the redesign was to design the hull in such a way that a load of 3000 to 4000 kilograms could be accommodated in the hold. Versions A and B were planned.

The top speed was 585 km / h at an altitude of 6,000 meters with two Jumo 222  Ms used, each with an output of 2,000 hp (approx. 1,470 kW) and a takeoff weight of 20.15 tons. Four men were provided for the crew.

The first flight of the Do 317 V1 (VK + IY) took place on September 8, 1942 with captain Hans Dieterle as pilot. Six test aircraft were originally planned. However, no other aircraft was completed. The subsequent project (the Do 417 ) never got beyond the design stage. So the Do 317 was the last link in Dornier's 17 series.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data of the Do 317A
crew 4th
length 16.80 m
span 20.64 m
Wing area 68 m²
height 5.45 m
Empty mass 9,955 kg
Takeoff mass 20,140 kg
Engines two DB 603B with 1,750 PS (approx. 1,290 kW)
Top speed 560 km / h
Service ceiling 9800 m
Range 3980 km
Armament 1 × MG 151 , 3 × MG 131 and 1 × MG 81Z , six 500 kg bombs

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans-Peter Dabrowski: Focke-Wulf Fw 191 “Combat Airplane ” and the Bomber B program , 2011, p. 306ff.
  2. ↑ Hans-Peter Dabrowski: Focke-Wulf Fw 191 “Combat Airplane” and the Bomber B Program , 2011, p. 322f. Manfred Griehl: Dornier Do 217-317-417 , 1987, pp. 199f
List of aircraft types made by Dornier


Before 1930:

Rs I  • Rs II  • Rs III  • Rs IV  • DI  • Do A  • Do B (Mercury)  • Do C  • Do C III  • Do D  • Spatz  • Do F  • Do H  • Do J (whale)  • Do K  • Do N  • Do P  • Do R (Superwal)  • Do Y  • Do X

From 1930 to 1945:

Thu 10  • Thu 11  • Thu 12  • Thu 13  • Thu 14  • Thu 15  • Thu 16  • Thu 17  • Thu 18  • Thu 19  • Thu 20  • Thu 22  • Thu 23  • Thu 24  • Thu 26  • Thu 212  • Thu 214  • Do 215  • Do 216  • Do 217  • Do 235  • Do 317  • Do 318  • Do 335  • Do 417  • Do 435  • Do 535  • Do 635  • P 247

Since 1945:

Do 25  • Do 27  • Do 28  • Do 29  • Do 30  • Do 31  • Do 32  • Do 34  • Do 128  • Do 132  • Do 228  • Do 231  • Do 328  • P 406  • P 410  • Do 428  • Do 528  • Do 728  • Do 928