Dornier Do 215

Specifications

Type: Light bomber/Night fighter.
Origin: Dornier Flugzeugwerke
Models: A-1, B-1 and B-5
Crew: Four
First Flight: Do 215V-1 Late 1938
Service Introduction: 1939
Final Delivery: January 1941
Retired: 1944
Number Produced: 105

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Powerplant:

• Model: Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa
• Type: V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines
• Number: Two
• Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers
• Fuel capacity: 1,550 l (410 US gal; 340 imp gal)
• Fuel Tanks: Two wing tanks + optional 875 l (231 US gal; 192 imp gal) auxiliary tank in the bomb bay

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Dimensions:

• Length: 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
• Height: 4.56 m (15 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 55 m² (590 sq ft)
• Airfoil: root: NACA 2218; tip: NACA 2209

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Weights:

• Empty weight: 5,775 kg (12,732 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 6,800 kg (14,991 lb)

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Performance

• Maximum speed:
• 385 km/h (239 mph, 208 kn) at sea level
• 405 km/h (252 mph; 219 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
• 470 km/h (290 mph; 250 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
• Cruise speed: 410 km/h (250 mph, 220 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
• Combat range: 380 km (240 mi, 210 nmi) with standard fuel and 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bomb-load
• Ferry range: 2,448 km (1,521 mi, 1,322 nmi) with 875 l (231 US gal; 192 imp gal) auxiliary tank
• Service ceiling: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 6.067 m/s (1,194.3 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 105.1 kg/m2 (21.5 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.184 kW/kg (0.112 hp/lb)

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Armament

• Guns: 4 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine guns, (later upgraded to 6)
• Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bombs carried internally

Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
Brown, Eric, Captain - Wings of the Luftwaffe, 1979, Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia - Dornier Do 215