Dornier Do 22 (1937)
Seaplane - c30 produced for export.
The Dornier Do 22 was a 1930s German single-engine, parasol-wing monoplane designed primarily as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft, light bomber, and torpedo-carrier
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Crew: 3 (pilot, gunner and radio operator)
Length: 13.12 m (43 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 16.2 m (53 ft 2 in)
Height: 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) [8]
Wing area: 45 m2 (480 sq ft)
Empty weight: 2,600 kg (5,732 lb)
Gross weight: 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 641 kW (860 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 350 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Cruise speed: 310 km/h (190 mph, 170 kn)
Range: 2,300 km (1,400 mi, 1,200 nmi)
Service ceiling: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 13 minutes
Armament
Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine guns in ventral and dorsal positions, 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine gun in the nose.
Bombs: 1 × 800 kg (1,800 lb) torpedo or 4 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs
Variants
Do C3
Prototypes of the Do 22, two built
Do 22Kg
Export version for Greece.
Do 22Kj
Export version for Yugoslavia.
Do 22Kl
Export version for Latvia. Not delivered, but eventually transferred to Finland.
Do 22L
Land-based aircraft, fitted with a conventional landing gear. One prototype only.
The Do 22 in action