Dornier Libelle
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The Dornier Libelle (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. There was three versions of the seaplane version; the prototype, first version, and improved version (the Libelle 2). A landplane version, built without sponsons and fitted with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage was produced as the Dornier Spatz.[1]
Variants
- Do A
- Two prototypes of the Libelle[2]
- Libelle I
- The standard production model, five built, fitted with Siemens-Halske Sh 4 engines and two built with Script error: No such module "convert". Siemens-Halske Sh 5 engines.[2]
- Libelle II
- The improved Libelle II was powered by Siemens-Halske Sh 5 or Script error: No such module "convert". Siemens-Halske Sh 11 engines. Other engines fitted to Libelle II aircraft include the Bristol Lucifer and the ADC Cirrus. Three built.[2]
Accidents
A Dornier Libelle crashed into the sea off Milford beach in Auckland, New Zealand on 12 December 1929, killing both crewmen.[3]
Survivor
A Libelle II VQ-FAB, manufacturers number 117 built in 1925, which operated in Fiji, is displayed in the Deutsches Museum in the centre of Munich.[4]
Specifications (Libelle I)
References
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External links
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- Dornier “Libelle" at http://www.jadu.de/luftfahrt
- "Libelle" at www.histaviation.com Template:Webarchive
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