Dornier Do 29

The Dornier Do 29 was a developed in the late 1950s, experimental aircraft, which together with the German Experimental Institute for Aviation (now the German Centre for Aerospace ) to study the transition from the short - to was built vertical take-off technique.

History

The first flight of the first of two prototypes (a third was planned, but was never implemented ) was on 12 December 1958.

Construction

The design was based largely on the Dornier Do 27, but was substantially modified in the forward fuselage and wing center section. The highly glazed single-seat cockpit offered good visibility, especially down and was fitted with a Martin -Baker ejection seat.

A striking feature was the two engines under the wings with rear-facing three-bladed pusher propellers. These propellers could be rotated about a pivot gear up to 90 ° down and were to ensure the uniform thrust in the event of an engine failure connected by a shaft. About the swivel gear and the necessary contrariness to compensate for the gyroscopic moments, the propeller has been reached.

Use

The testing to the stated objectives were successful from the beginning and more research results provide fundamental insights for the Kurz-Start/-Landung and slow flight for the design of the Dornier Do 31 Flight testing was performed essentially by the factory riders Heinrich Schäfer, as well as by pilots of the German Armed Forces and the DLR.

Aircraft received

The last remaining prototype of the Do 29 was issued until March 2009 at the Air Force Museum of the Bundeswehr in Berlin. He is now on permanent loan in the Dornier Museum in Friedrichshafen, which opened in July 2009.

Specifications

6 -cylinder boxer engines with 270 hp