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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. 

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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. 

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Indeed

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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. 

 

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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.

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17 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

They really loved that incinerated engine arrangement, didn't they? They did the same with the 335.

Incinerated? 

 

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