The Dornier Do X was the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying boat in the world when it was produced by the Dornier company of Germany in 1929.
Only three were built.
Aircraft help
Keypad
| Key |
Function
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| ⇧ Shift+B |
Cast Anchor (down)
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| b |
Hoist Anchor (up)
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| s |
Start engine by engine
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| Ctrl+S |
Stop engine by engine
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| PageUp↑ |
Increase speed of locked engines
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| PageDown↓ |
Decrease speed of locked engines
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| , |
Increase speed left locked engines
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| ⇧ Shift+; |
Decrease speed left locked engines
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| . |
Increase speed right locked engines
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| : |
Decrease speed right locked engines
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| m |
Increase Mixtures
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| ⇧ Shift+M |
Decrease Mixtures
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| l |
Interior Lights on/off
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| c |
Interior/Exterior View
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| = |
Open DO X Engineer Menu
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| > |
Switch Pilot/Radio View
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Engine control between Pilot and Engineer
In the Middle Panel between the pilot and copilot seat you see 12 lamps. 6 left for the larboard engines. 6 right for the starboard engines. The two instruments show you the average rpm of all locked engines.
| Red |
→ |
engine off
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| Yellow |
→ |
engine is running but not locked to the two little throttle gears of the pilot. Only the engineer has the control for this engine in that moment. The clutch lever to lock and unlock those engines you will find in the Engineer Cabin.
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| Green |
→ |
pilot hase full control over this engine.
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Navigation with RDF and NDB
- Switch view between Pilot and Radio Navigation Officer with Ctrl+⇧ Shift+R.
- In the Radio Cabin you will find a RDF-panel. First you have to set a NDB, ILS or VOR/DME -frequency in range.
- Switch on the Instrument with the little knob "AN/AUS".
- Fit on the headset and turn the "DREHWINKEL-SCHEIBE" to find the loudest volume of the beacon-signal you have set.
- If you have found the max. volume, click the pencil below the RDF-panel.
Cockpit
This is a description of the Do X cockpit:
Performance and weight
| Empty weight:
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28,250 kg (62,280 lb)
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| Max. takeoff weight:
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56,000 kg (123,460 lb)
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| Maximum speed:
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211 km/h (131 mph)
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| Cruise speed:
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175 km/h (109 mph)
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| Range:
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1,700 km (1,056 mi)
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| Service ceiling:
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3200 m (10498 ft)
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Special features
Dual control
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Dornier Do X, phenomenal experience, pilot and radio operator working on interactive dual coordination for navigation.
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Livery selection dialog
The Dornier Do X has a livery selection dialog with 5 different liveries:
- Abtl. Entwicklung (Department for development)
- D1929
- Default
- IABBN - The last build: Do X3 "Alessandro Guidoni"
for Italy
- oGalego - O Galego Itinerante - "Star of Vigo"
Interior light
Interior light can be switched on/off in the menubar (F10) or individually in the "navigation cabin view". The switches are named:
Innenbeleuchtung → Interior Light
Help engine
In the "Help engine cabin view" you can switch with a lever between:
| (de) |
(en)
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| Pressluft |
Compressed air
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| Generator an |
Generator on
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| Aus |
Off
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