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Do 217
Dornier Flugzeugwerke · Medium bomberHeavy bomberNight fighter Reconnaissance aircra · Germany · WWII (1939–1945)
The Dornier Do 217 was a bomber used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. It was a more powerful development of the Dornier Do 17, known as the Fliegender Bleistift. Designed in 1937–1938 as a heavy bomber but not meant to be capable of the longer-range missions envisioned for the larger Heinkel He 177, the Do 217 design was refined during 1939 and production began in late 1940. It entered service in early 1941 and by the beginning of 1942 was available in significant numbers.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Fighter
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- WWII (1939–1945)
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Dornier Flugzeugwerke
- Operator
- Luftwaffe
- Primary Role
- Medium bomberHeavy bomberNight fighter Reconnaissance aircra
- Service Entry
- 1941
- Produced
- 1940–1943
- Engine
- 2× V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines
- Thrust / Power
- 1305 kW each
- Length (ft)
- 56
- Wingspan (ft)
- 62
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 19985
- MTOW (lb)
- 36817
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 31168
- Range (mi)
- 1355
- Max Speed (mph)
- 295
- Armament
- Guns: 2 × MG 81 machine gun with 500 rpg in the nose; 2 × MG 81 machine gun with 750 rpg in lateral positions; 1 × MG 131 machine gun with 500 rounds in ventral step; 1 × MG 131 machine gun with 500 rounds in dorsal position; Bombs: maximum bomb load ( internally)