Dornier Do 23

what is it?

The Dornier Do 23 was a German medium bomber of the 1930s.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · shoulder wing · 25.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 260 km/htop speed
• range 1,350 kmwithout refuelling
• size 9,200 kgmax take-off weight
• built 282made 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 92 years ago, in 1934.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 25.6 m: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,350 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1934-09-01

number built

282

role

bomber

origin

German Reich

makers

Dornier

engines

2× BMW VIU / BMW VI

crew

4

length

18.8 m

wingspan

25.6 m

height

5.4 m

max take-off weight

9,200 kg

top speed

260 km/h

cruise speed

210 km/h

range

1,350 km

ceiling

4,200 m

wings

shoulder wing

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