Dornier Do 22

what is it?

The Dornier Do 22 was a German seaplane, developed in the 1930s. Despite good performance, it was built only in small numbers and entirely for the export market. The type was operated in the Second World War by Finland, Greece and Yugoslavia.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · high wing · 16.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 350 km/htop speed
• range 2,300 kmwithout refuelling
• size 4,000 kgmax take-off weight
• built 30made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 88 years ago, in 1938.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 16.2 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,300 km: 13× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.0× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1938-07-15

introduced

1938

retired

1945

status

retired

number built

30

role

torpedo bomber and reconnaissance seaplane

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Dornier

engines

1× Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs / Hispano-Suiza 12Y

crew

3

length

13.1 m

wingspan

16.2 m

height

4.9 m

max take-off weight

4,000 kg

top speed

350 km/h

cruise speed

310 km/h

range

2,300 km

ceiling

9,000 m

wings

high wing

landing gear

land-based aircraft

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.