Stuart Galbraith Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 Oh, I like that. Its got that whole prewar Dornier vibe to it.
BansheeOne Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 Well they have of course taken an actual 1944-built Do-24 and put new wings, engines, cockpit and landing gear on it to become the ATT demonstrator.
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 Gorgeous. Saw a spanish one of these in Hendon in 1980, I still think its one of the most handsome flying boats ever made.
Yama Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 Dornier really nailed down the flying boats by 1920/30s. In my opinion, Dornier Do J Wal is not only of the greatest flying boats of all time, it is among the greatest aircraft of all time.
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 They really loved that incinerated engine arrangement, didn't they? They did the same with the 335.
sunday Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Yama said: Dornier really nailed down the flying boats by 1920/30s. In my opinion, Dornier Do J Wal is not only of the greatest flying boats of all time, it is among the greatest aircraft of all time. Indeed
Ivanhoe Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 I'm afraid I don't see the beauty in that Orca design. Now the interwar Dorniers, that's a different story. The Л-65 is damned sexy.
Yama Posted July 29, 2023 Posted July 29, 2023 11 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said: They really loved that incinerated engine arrangement, didn't they? They did the same with the 335. Yes, Dornier seems to have got it working better than the others. I don't remember many other flying boats using that configuration. Without the jets coming in, Do-335 might have heralded the future of piston-engined designs, instead of being just a curiosity.
Ivanhoe Posted July 30, 2023 Posted July 30, 2023 17 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said: They really loved that incinerated engine arrangement, didn't they? They did the same with the 335. Incinerated?
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 30, 2023 Posted July 30, 2023 Sorry, I keep having my Galaxy rewrite stuff. I meant inline. This isnt a Chieftain after all.
MiloMorai Posted August 2, 2023 Posted August 2, 2023 Why reinvent the wheel when the Canadair CL-415 is almost the same size.
Sardaukar Posted August 2, 2023 Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) Japanese seem to believe in flying boats in ASW/SAR role: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Meiwa_US-1A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShinMaywa_US-2 China also have this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVIC_AG600 Edited August 2, 2023 by Sardaukar
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