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| Country:
Germany |
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Type: Light bomber |
| Manufacturer:
Dornier |
| Service:
1939 - 1944 |
| First
Flight: 1938 |
| Production:
101 |
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The Dornier Do 215 was a light bomber, reconnaissance aircraft and later a night fighter aircraft produced by Dornier Werke GmbH originally produced for export, but in the event all except two served in the Luftwaffe. The successor of the Do 215 was the Dornier Do 217.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( Do 215 B-1) |
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General characteristics
- Crew: 4 (pilot, bomb aimer/gunner, two gunners)
- Length: 15.79 m (51 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 18 m (59 ft)
- Height: 4.56 m (14 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 55 m (592 ft)
- Empty weight: 5,780 kg (12,727 lb)
- Loaded weight: 8,800 kg (19,404 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 x Daimler-Benz DB 601 Ba V-12-cylinder inline engines, 1,175 PS (1,159 hp, 864 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 470 km/h (254 knots, 292 mph) at 4000 m (13,124 ft)
- Range: 2,450km (1,323 nm, 1,522 mi) normal
- Service ceiling 9,000 m (29,500 ft)
- Wing loading: 105.1 kg/m (32.78 lb/ft)
- Power/mass: 184 W/kg (0.113 hp/lb)
Armament
- Four 7.92 mm MG 15 machine guns, later upgraded to 6
- 1000 kg (2,200 lb) bombs
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