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Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen

Posted: 26 Jul 2016, 20:04
by TobyV
Some photos from my visit to the Dornier Museum at Friedrichshafen airport in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Looks like a lot of money has been invested in this place!

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Dornier assembled Fiat G.91

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Dornier 328Jet

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Dornier 328Jet

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Dornier 328Jet cockpit

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Dornier 328jet front cabin (rear partitioned off for some reason)

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Skyservant

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Breguet Atlantic

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Breguet Atlantic

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Breguet Atlantic

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Breguet Atlantic

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Breguet Atlantic, of which Dornier built the rear fuselage and tail

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Letter from Graf Zeppelin to Claude Dornier

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Appears to show forces on an airship. The text is hard to read but I guess S is "Schub" (thrust), W would be "Widerstand" (drag) and G "Gewicht" weight or gravitational force

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Claude Dornier's degree certificate in engineering

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Recreation of the interior of the Do-X flying boat

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Cockpit of the Do-228 prototype "TNT" (Tragfläche Neuer Technology / New Wing Technology)

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Interior of the aircraft below

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Dornier Wal replica

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Wal cockpit

Re: Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen

Posted: 26 Jul 2016, 20:34
by hobby
Thanks for those photos. The museum really does show the sense of pride in German aeronautical engineering and innovation.

Re: Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen

Posted: 26 Jul 2016, 22:05
by Filonian
Interesting set of photographs Toby, thanks for sharing.


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Re: Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen

Posted: 27 Jul 2016, 00:18
by Kevin Farnell
Thanks, Toby.

Great photos as always!
The Do-28 Skyservant reminded me of a Matchbox kit that I had as a child. I also had an Alpha Jet kit, which I think was also Matchbox (parts moulded in multicolour plastic).

Regards

Kevin

Re: Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen

Posted: 27 Jul 2016, 07:23
by Vancouver
I love the wicker lawn chairs in the Merkur. Ralf Kreibich modelled one some years back for FS9.

Re: Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen

Posted: 27 Jul 2016, 08:21
by cstorey
Splendid photos, Toby , thank you . Do you know what the 8 engined flying boat was, shown uppermost in the model case ?

Re: Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen

Posted: 27 Jul 2016, 08:47
by Airspeed
Hi Toby,
Thanks for sharing, and for the captions.
A guess about the rear passenger compartment sealed off: no fuel in the tanks, no passengers in the forward section, so if museum visitors decided to crowd into the rear......tipping onto the tail might happen.

Re: Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen

Posted: 27 Jul 2016, 08:49
by Marijn
cstorey wrote:Splendid photos, Toby , thank you . Do you know what the 8 engined flying boat was, shown uppermost in the model case ?

It's a dornier D0 214 prototype

http://www.luft46.com/dornier/do214.html

Re: Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen

Posted: 27 Jul 2016, 08:59
by Airspeed
cstorey wrote:Splendid photos, Toby , thank you . Do you know what the 8 engined flying boat was, shown uppermost in the model case ?
Hi Chris, I know this isn't my thread, but I think it is a Do214, see the wartime model photo here:
http://www.luft46.com/dornier/do214.html

Re: Dornier Museum, Friedrichshafen

Posted: 27 Jul 2016, 09:08
by dodger
Great photos Toby thanks for sharing them.

Roger.