The earlier Do 11 had exhibited several problems, so two initiatives were launched to address those shortcomings. The first resulted in the Do 13. The second effort was a more extensive rework which resulted in the Do 23. With additional landing flaps at the rear of the wings several of the handling problems were corrected, but crew and military equipment were analogous to the Do 11 and performance was still considered mediocre.
Between 1934 and 1935 282 Dornier Do 23s were built for the Luftwaffe of which 273 were assigned to the units. In 1936 the machines were replaced by the first versions of the Do 17 and were transferred to the training duties. During the war, some Do 23s were used as minesweepers, known as Minensuch — literally, "mine-search" aircraft in German — and fitted with a current-carrying degaussing ring under the airframe to create a magnetic field that triggered submerged naval mines. These aircraft were usually given an -"MS" suffix to designate them, as had been done with the similarly equipped Bv 138 MS or Ju 52MS aircraft.
Experiments with spraying devices to blow off chemical warfare agents were also carried out with Do 23 with some aircraft used to fight pests.
Variants
First aircraft received letters A, C, E and F which were designation of aircraft, not variants. The only production version was G.
Do 23A: Aircraft WNr.231, registered as D-2485.
Do 23C: Aircraft WNr.293, registered as D-AHYL.
Do 23E: Aircraft WNr.294, registered as D-AGIR.
Do 23F: Aircraft WNr.295, used for stress and vibration tests.
Do 23G: Production version, manufactured in the Dornier main plants in Wismar and Friedrichshafen. Henschel and Blohm & Voss were also involved in the production with 24 aircraft each.
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^Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich Volume one. London: Crecy. pp. 239–241. ISBN9781900732062.
^Donald, David, ed. (1997). The encyclopedia of world aircraft (Updated ed.). Blitz Editions. pp. 344–345. ISBN1-85605-375-X.
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dornier, german, medium, bomber, 1930s, 23role, bombermanufacturer, dornier, werke, gmbhfirst, flight, 1934primary, user, luftwaffenumber, built, contents, design, development, variants, operators, specifications, also, referencesdesign, development, editthe, . The Dornier Do 23 was a German medium bomber of the 1930s Do 23Role BomberManufacturer Dornier Werke GmbHFirst flight 1934Primary user LuftwaffeNumber built 282 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 Specifications Do 23G 5 See also 6 ReferencesDesign and development EditThe earlier Do 11 had exhibited several problems so two initiatives were launched to address those shortcomings The first resulted in the Do 13 The second effort was a more extensive rework which resulted in the Do 23 With additional landing flaps at the rear of the wings several of the handling problems were corrected but crew and military equipment were analogous to the Do 11 and performance was still considered mediocre Between 1934 and 1935 282 Dornier Do 23s were built for the Luftwaffe of which 273 were assigned to the units In 1936 the machines were replaced by the first versions of the Do 17 and were transferred to the training duties During the war some Do 23s were used as minesweepers known as Minensuch literally mine search aircraft in German and fitted with a current carrying degaussing ring under the airframe to create a magnetic field that triggered submerged naval mines These aircraft were usually given an MS suffix to designate them as had been done with the similarly equipped Bv 138 MS or Ju 52MS aircraft Experiments with spraying devices to blow off chemical warfare agents were also carried out with Do 23 with some aircraft used to fight pests Variants EditFirst aircraft received letters A C E and F which were designation of aircraft not variants The only production version was G Do 23A Aircraft WNr 231 registered as D 2485 Do 23C Aircraft WNr 293 registered as D AHYL Do 23E Aircraft WNr 294 registered as D AGIR Do 23F Aircraft WNr 295 used for stress and vibration tests Do 23G Production version manufactured in the Dornier main plants in Wismar and Friedrichshafen Henschel and Blohm amp Voss were also involved in the production with 24 aircraft each Operators Edit GermanyLuftwaffe HungaryRoyal Hungarian Air ForceSpecifications Do 23G EditData from Aircraft of the Third Reich Volume one 1 The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft 2 General characteristicsCrew 4 Length 18 8 m 61 ft 8 in Wingspan 25 6 m 84 ft 0 in Height 5 4 m 17 ft 9 in Wing area 106 6 m2 1 147 sq ft Empty weight 5 600 kg 12 346 lb Gross weight 8 750 kg 19 290 lb Max takeoff weight 9 200 kg 20 283 lb Powerplant 2 BMW VIU V 12 liquid cooled piston engines 559 kW 750 hp each for take off410 kW 550 hp maximum continuous dd dd Propellers 4 bladed fixed pitch wooden propellersPerformance Maximum speed 260 km h 160 mph 140 kn Cruise speed 210 km h 130 mph 110 kn Range 1 350 km 840 mi 730 nmi maximum at 187 km h 116 mph 101 kn and 2 500 m 8 200 ft Endurance 7 hours 30 minutes Service ceiling 4 200 m 13 800 ft Rate of climb 4 5 m s 890 ft min at 8 750 kg 19 290 lb Time to altitude 1 000 m 3 300 ft in 4 minutes Wing loading 85 2 kg m2 17 5 lb sq ft Power mass 0 12 kW kg 0 073 hp lb Armament Guns 3 7 92 mm 0 312 in MG 15 machine guns nose dorsal and ventral positions Bombs 1 000 kg 2 200 lb of bombs carried internally See also EditRelated development Dornier Do 11 Dornier Do 13Aircraft of comparable role configuration and era Handley Page H P 54 Harrow Junkers Ju 52Related lists List of interwar military aircraft List of military aircraft of Germany List of RLM aircraft designations List of World War II military aircraft of GermanyReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dornier Do 23 Green William 2010 Aircraft of the Third Reich Volume one London Crecy pp 239 241 ISBN 9781900732062 Donald David ed 1997 The encyclopedia of world aircraft Updated ed Blitz Editions pp 344 345 ISBN 1 85605 375 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dornier Do 23 amp oldid 1029636382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
