Dornier Do 29 (1934)

Do 29
Role	Zerstorer ("Destroyer")
Manufacturer	Dornier
Status	Design only
Primary user	Luftwaffe
Developed from	Dornier Do 17

For the 1950s research aircraft, see Dornier Do 29.

The Dornier Do 29 was a proposed zerstörer, or heavy fighter, designed by Dornier as a competitor to the Messerschmitt Bf 110.

The design answered the Reich Air Ministry requirement in autumn 1934 for a heavy fighter. Highly derivative of the earlier Do 17, the design was rejected before the prototype stage, and work stopped in 1936.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 15.35 m (50.4 ft)
• Wingspan: 17.56 m (57.6 ft)
• Height: 4.60 m (15 ft)
• Wing area: about 55.00 m² (592 ft²)
• Loaded weight: 4,270 kg (9,414 lb)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 460 km/h (248 kn, 286 mph)

Armament

• Guns: 6 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns in nose, 1 × 7.92 (.312 in) MG 15 machine gun dorsal

See also

Related development

• Dornier Do 17
  

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Focke-Wulf Fw 57
• Henschel Hs 124
• Messerschmitt Bf 110
  

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
  

References

Luftwaffe Secret Projects - Ground Attack & Special Purpose Aircraft, D. Herwig & H. Rode, ISBN 1-85780-150-4