Dornier Do 317

Do 317
Role	Heavy Bomber
Manufacturer	Dornier Flugzeugwerke
First flight	September 1943
Primary user	Luftwaffe
Number built	6
Developed from	Dornier Do 217

The Dornier Do 317 was a planned German heavy bomber of World War II.

Design and development

In June 1940, Dornier produced plans for further development of the Do 217, which would have a pressurized cabin and more powerful engines (DB 604 or Jumo 222) and would be designated the Do 317. The Do 317 was one of the proposals submitted to the RLM for the "Bomber B" project. Two versions of the Do 317 were proposed: the simplified Do 317A powered by two DB 603A engines and featuring conventional defensive armament, and the more advanced Do 317B with DB 610A/B engines, remotely aimed Fernbedienbare Drehlafette-style gun turrets, heavier bombload, and an extended wing.

Six prototypes of the Do 317A were ordered, and the first of these, the Do 317 V1, commenced its flight test program on 8 September 1943. The Do 317 V1 was very similar in appearance to the Do 217, but featured a pressurized cabin and triangular tail fins. Trials with the Do 317 V1 revealed no real performance advance over the Do 217, so it was decided to complete the remaining five prototypes without cabin pressurization equipment and employ them as Henschel Hs 293 missile launchers. In this form the prototypes were redesignated Do 217R. At this time, the Do 317B project was abandoned due to changing wartime conditions.

Specifications (Do 317A)

Data from Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 4
Length: 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 20.63 m (67 ft 8 in)

Do 317B - 26 m (85 ft)

Height: 5.44 m (17 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 68 m² (730 sq ft)
Gross weight: 20,140 kg (44,401 lb)

Do 317B (estimated) - 24,000 kg (52,911 lb)

Powerplant: 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 603A inverted V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,300 kW (1,750 hp) each

Do 317B - 2x Daimler-Benz DB 610A/B (twinned DB605 engines) rated at 2,171 kW (2,911 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 560 km/h (348 mph; 302 kn) at 6,000 m (19,685 ft)

Do 317B (estimated) - 670 km/h (416 mph) at 7,620 m (25,000 ft)

Cruising speed: 420 km/h (261 mph; 227 kn)

Do 317B (estimated) - 537 km/h (334 mph)

Stall speed: 133 km/h (83 mph; 72 kn)
Range: 3,980 km (2,473 mi; 2,149 nmi)

Do 317B (estimated) - 3,600 km (2,237 mi)

Service ceiling: 9,800 m (32,152 ft)

Do 317B (estimated) - 10,515 m (34,498 ft)

Armament

Guns:

Do 317A

3 × 13 mm (0.512 in) MG 131 machine gun in upper turret, rear dorsal, and rear ventral positions

2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 81 machine gun in nose

1 × 15 mm (0.591 in) MG 151 cannon in nose

Do 317B

4 × 13 mm (0.512 in) MG 131 machine gun in forward and rear dorsal turrets

2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 81 machine gun in a nose barbette

1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) MG 151/20 cannon in a tail barbette

Bombs:

Do 317A

Up to 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)of disposable stores

Do 317B

Up to 9,200 kg (20,283 lb)of disposable stores

Notes

↑ Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 : Band 1 Flugzeugtypen AEG - Dornier 1. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. p. 41. ISBN 3-7637-5465-2.

References

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Griehl, M. Dornier Do 217-317-417: an Operation History. Airlife, 1991.
Green, W. Warplanes of the Third Reich. Galahad Books, 1986.
D. Herwig & H. Rode Luftwaffe Secret Projects - Ground Attack & Special Purpose Aircraft. ISBN 1-85780-150-4
Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945 : Band 1 Flugzeugtypen AEG - Dornier 1. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. p. 41. ISBN 3-7637-5465-2.

Dornier and Zeppelin-Lindau aircraft

Zeppelin-Lindau 1914-1919	Rs.I Rs.II Rs.III Rs.IV C.I C.II CS.I CL.II D.I V1

Dornier designations 1919-1933	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 29 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

Dornier 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 328JET 428 528 728JET 928JET Aerodyne Alpha Jet Projekt 621 Seastar S-Ray 007

See also Claudius Dornier and Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

Reich Air Ministry aircraft designations

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Dornier Do 317

Design and development

Specifications (Do 317A)

See also

Notes

References