Dornier Do R

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_R

The Dornier Do R Superwal was a German flying boat airliner of the 1920s.

The Do R was a larger development of the Do J, with a larger high-mounted
strut-braced monoplane wing and longer fuselage. All but the first three built
also had four engines, in place of the Do J's two. The Do R could carry 19
passengers in two cabins; 11 in the forward cabin and eight in the rear.

Dornier R 2 Superwal

The first R 2 Superwal, (D-1115), made its maiden flight on 30 September 1926.
Two 650 hp Rolls-Royce Condor III engines were mounted in tandem in a nacelle
above the wing and in line with the hull; one engine drove a tractor propeller
and the other drove a pusher propeller. D-1115 was the largest flying boat that
could be built in the postwar Dornier factory in Manzell. The Superwal went into
service with Severa and later DVS in List, both organisations of the German
government, tasked to develop military seaplanes, ignoring restrictions of the
Versailles treaty. Two more R 2 Superwals were built in 1927 for Severa (D-1255
and D-1385). D-1255 was periodically operated by Deutsche Luft Hansa and was
named Narwal. D-1385 was equipped with 800 hp Packard engines, and remained in
service until November 1936.

Dornier R 4 Superwal

Between 20 January and 5 February 1927 Dornier Chief Pilot Richard Wagner
established twelve world records for seaplanes with a new R4 Gas Superwal. This
aircraft and eleven more with Gnome et Rhône Bristol-Jupiter engines (R4 Gas) or
525 hp Siemens-Bristol-Jupiter engines (R4 Sas) were delivered to the Italian
airline Società Anonima Navigazione Aerea (SANA) and Luft Hansa during 1928 and
‘29. Apart from their use by Luft Hansa, six Superwals saw regular service with
SANA into the early 1930s on a route along the Italian west coast and on to
Spain. Three aircraft were lost during their service. The Superwal I-RUDO
(equipped with Isotta Fraschini Asso 500 engines) went into service with the
Italian Air Ministry in 1934 and became the last Superwal in Italian service. At
least one aircraft was assembled in Spain by CASA.

Variants

R2 - early version with two Rolls-Royce Condor III inline engines (three built)

R4 - definitive version with four engines in two tractor-pusher pairs R4 Gas -
with Gnome et Rhône-built Bristol Jupiter radial engines (two built)

R4 Nas - with Napier Lion inlines (two built)

R4 Sas - with Siemens-built Bristol Jupiter radials (ten built)

R4 Cas - with Pratt & Whitney Hornet radials (two built)


Role
Flying Boat Airliner

Manufacturer
Dornier

First flight
September 1926

Primary users
Deutsche Luft Hansa
SANA

Number built
19

Specifications (R4Gas)

General characteristics
Crew: four
Capacity: 19 passengers
Length: 24.60 m (80 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 28.60 m (93 ft 10 in)
Height: 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 137.0 m2 (1,474 ft2)
Empty weight: 9,850 kg (21,720 lb)
Gross weight: 14,000 kg (30,900 lb)
Powerplant: 4 × Siemens-built Bristol Jupiter VI, 360 kW (480 hp) each

Performance
Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
Range: 1,500 km (930 miles)
Service ceiling: 1,500 m (4,900 ft)

Armament


*