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The Do 231 was a result of a design competition conducted in the early 1970s by the German Federal Ministry of Economics to create a 100-person VTOL transport aircraft. Based on the earlier Do 31, the Do 231 was to have shoulder-mounted cantilever swept wings and a T-tail.[1]
The 1973 oil crisis rendered the Do 231 proposal as uneconomical due to the high fuel consumption necessary for vertical takeoff and landing, and the aircraft was cancelled in 1976 without a single prototype being built.[1]
Variantsedit
Do 231C
Commercial variant for Lufthansa with a capacity of 100 passengers.[1][2]
Do 231M
Military variant with a stretched fuselage and a rear loading ramp.[2]
^ abcZeitung, Süddeutsche (17 May 2010). "Da flieg ich doch vom Dach weg". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-21.
^ abDornier Do 31 and Do 231. Italy: Edito-Service S.A. 1989.
^Huinink, B.; Brink, K. B. The VTOL Jet for a Future V/STOL Transport System. NASA.
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