Dornier Libelle

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Libelle
Type	flying-boat
Manufacturer	Dornier
Designed by	Claudius Dornier
Maiden flight	16 August 1921
Variants	Dornier Spatz

The Dornier Libelle I (en:"Dragonfly I"), also designated Do A, was a German open-cockpit, all-metal, parasol wing, monoplane flying-boat aircraft, with partly fabric covered wings.

[edit] Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 2
• Length: 7.18 m (23 ft 6.5 in)
• Wingspan: 8.5 m (27 ft 10.5 in)
• Height: 2.27 m (7 ft 5.25 in)
• Wing area: 14 m² (150.7 ft²)
• Empty weight: 400 kg (882 lb)
• Gross weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske Sh 4 radial piston, 37 to 45 kW (50 to 60 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)
• Service ceiling: 1,600 m (5,250 ft)

[edit] References

External images
	Dornier “Libelle" at http://www.jadu.de/luftfahrt
	"Libelle" at www.histaviation.com

[edit] See also

v • d • e Aircraft built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke By Project Number Company designations pre-1933: Do A • Do B • Do C • Do D • Do E • Do F • Do G • Do H • Do J • Do K • Do L • Do N • Do O • Do P • Do Q • Do R • Do S • Do T • Do U • Do V • Do X • Do Y Delphin • Komet • Libelle • Merkur • Spatz • Wal RLM designations 1933-1945: Do 10 • Do 11 • Do 12 • Do 13 • Do 14 • Do 15 • Do 16 • Do 17 • Do 18 • Do 19 • Do 20 • Do 22 • Do 23 • Do 24 • Do 25 • Do 26 • Do 212 • Do 214 • Do 215 • Do 216 • Do 217 • Do 317 • Do 318 • Do 335 • Do 417 • Do 435 • Do 635 P.59 • P.85 • P.174 • P.184 • P.192 • P.231 • P.232 • P.238 • P.247 • P.252 • P.254 • P.256 • P.273 • P.1075 Company designations post-1945: Do 24 • Do 25 • Do 27 • Do 28 • Do 29 • Do 31 • Do 32 • Do 34 • Do 128 • Do 132 • Do 228 • Do 231 • 328 • 428 • 528 • 728JET • 928JET Projekt 621 Collaborative ventures Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet

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