Dornier Do X

Name: Dornier Do X
Brand: Microsoft / Oliver Moser
Price: 14.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (110 reviews)

Microsoft / Oliver Moser

AIRCRAFTVINTAGEHISTORICDORNIERDOX

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Added: August 23, 2023
Updated: January 25, 2024

The Dornier Do X features a historic livery.

The Do X is a 12-engine, high-wing flying boat produced by German aircraft manufacturer Dornier. The hydroplane, which took its maiden flight on July 12, 1929, was the largest aircraft in the world when it was produced as measured by width, length, and weight. It is also one of only a small number of flying machines in history to be powered by ten or more engines. By most all accounts, the Do X is the aircraft with the largest number of piston engines ever created.

Dornier manufactured a total of three of the design during a production run that lasted from 1929 to 1932. The airframe operated from 1929 to 1937. The massive flugschiff (flying ship) required a crew of between 10 and 14, and could typically accommodate up to 100 passengers. During one flight, a Do X carried 169 people, including passengers and crew, a world record that stood for more than two decades.

Claudius Dornier first conceived of the Do X in 1924, a period in the history of flight when aviation technology was accelerating at a blistering pace and designers strove to create ever larger, faster, and higher-endurance craft. Engineering began on the Do X in 1925, and four years later, the world’s largest aircraft emerged for all to see, a pinnacle of German manufacturing. It consists of a hull with three internal decks and an overall length of 131 feet, 5 inches, a high main wing with a span of 156 feet, 10 inches, and sponsons mounted on the lower hull that serve to stabilize the Do X in water and act as secondary wings once aloft. The lower deck of the hull stores thousands of gallons of fuel. The middle deck comprises seating for up to 100 people, a lounge with a bar, a dining room, bathrooms, and storage. The upper deck houses the crew of up to 14 and all control systems for operating the aircraft, including the cockpit, engine control room, and radio facilities.

The Do X is powered by twelve 610-horsepower Curtiss V-1570 engines; each V-12 powerplant turns a 4-blade, fixed-pitch propeller. The engines are arranged in six pairs, each pair a tractor-pusher configuration in a nacelle that is mounted above the main wing by a series of braces. The Do X has a range of 1,100 miles (which can be extended with more fuel, housed in both the hull and the wings), cruises at 110 miles per hour, and has a top speed of 150 mph. The hydroplane typically flies at 1,600 feet above the water, but when empty of passengers can attain an altitude of 10,500 feet above sea level.

The Dornier Do X is a historically iconic aircraft that performs remarkably well for its size; it is able to confidently lift into the sky and cross oceans due to its more than 7,200 combined horsepower. Flying it takes a delicate touch, with an outlook to “keep in front of the aircraft” at all times due to its size and the large distances required to maneuver.

Specifications

CRUISE SPEED	175 km/h (94 Knots)
MAX ALTITUDE	3.200 Meter (10.499 ft)
RANGE	1.700 km - 2.300 km (918 nm - 1242 nm)
LENGTH	40,00 m (131,23 ft)
WINGSPAN	48,00 m (157,48 ft)

EMPTY WEIGHT	28.250 kg (62280,59 lbs)
MAX WEIGHT	52.000 kg (114640,38 lbs)
ENGINE	12 x Curtis Conqueror each 660 PS (485 kW/651 hp)
FUEL CAPACITY	24.000 Liter (6.300 Gallons/5.450 lbs)

VERSION 0.1.12 RELEASED DECEMBER 28, 2023

- Lower end of HUD airspeed indicator art is now consistent with recommended speeds.
- Tooltip navigation room altimeter shows value now in mmHG and cockpit altimeter in MB.

VERSION 0.1.1 RELEASED JULY 13, 2023

First package delievered for testing!

VERSION 0.1.2 RELEASED DECEMBER 24, 2023

- Added effects to the engines.
- [de-DE] Multiple items now translated properly.
- Front Cockpit Windows show now current percentage when handled.
- Throttle Levers are now fully compatible with hardware controls (e.g. Thrustmaster Airbus).
- Added new fuel system to flight model. Engine Room, Electrical System: Master Fuel Valve Switches close/open fuel transfer. Cockpit: Fuel Quantity Gauge shows now Total Fuel in Gallons.
- Engine Room, Electrical System: Position, Navigation and Landing Light Switches now functional.
- Radio Operator Room: NAV 1 Needle and 2 Needle now functional. ADF1 Radio Compass now functional.

KNOWN ISSUES: Tugboat animation not perfect. Still looking for a solution to decouple the animation from the aircraft pitch.

VERSION 0.1.3 RELEASED JULY 31, 2023

- Tugboat animation holds the boat now into the water.
- New external showcase camera views.
- Added new light effect for exterior navigation and landing lights.
- Sound Package added.

VERSION 0.1.4 RELEASED AUGUST 4, 2023

- Exterior lights brightness.
- Water Ruder is now functional and has a better handle. Use the water rudder to taxiing on the water. The water rudder is automatically set in neutral position when airspeed is greater than 20 knots.
- Hangar description is now correct.
- Fuel Valves now shut down the correct engine.

VERSION 0.1.5 RELEASED AUGUST 6, 2023

- Checklist expanded.
- Checklist Autocomplete Page is working again.
- Throttle Levers now able to be operated independently.
- Landing Light position corrected.

VERSION 0.1.6 RELEASED AUGUST 14, 2023

- Checklist Battery Off now working.
- Comm1 and Comm2 can now select direct in the radio room. Description can be find:Documentation/Handbook_MSFS_Dornier_DoX_Radios
- Shut off engine 1 causes no longer all other engines to shut off.
- Emitted light correspond now with the light bulbs.
- Tugboat now slowly increases/decreases speed.
- Attitude indicators now move in the correct position.

VERSION 0.1.7 RELEASED AUGUST 16, 2023

- Added missing Locs.
- Collision mesh is working again.

VERSION 0.1.8 RELEASED AUGUST 18, 2023

- Cabin lighting switch for A and B Deck now working.
- Altimeter needle in nav room fixed.
- Ammeter 1 + 2 in the engine room show now correct value.
- Fuel control knobs are now easy to use.
- Missing collision located at the wall directly across from the kitchen within the Do X is fixed.
- Checklist Water Take Off Rotation Speed is now min.150 kmh.
- Sound is updated.

VERSION 0.1.9 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

- Pedals can now also used for water taxiing.
- It is no longer possible to take off outside the water.
- New effects added: Flying sparks when landing on asphalt. Dirt churning when landing on land.
- Sound is updated.

VERSION 0.1.10 RELEASED OCTOBER 6, 2023

- Checklist: Autocomplete gets no longer stuck on Ammeter check.
- Checklist: Generator Battery Volt fixed.
- Takeoff on land with Live Weather is no longer possible.
- Fixed - Airplane rotation with water rudder wheel set when airspeed is less than 5 knots.
- Fixed - Extra needle is present on nav room Altimeter when aircraft is above 2km altitude.
- Fixed - Aircraft does spawn in air at Vne 130kts.
- VR Controllers Yoke movement is now smooth and no sensitive.
- Inside doors and hatches has now lighting effect.
- Light bulbs in the tanks room has now diffuse lighting effect.

VERSION 0.1.11 RELEASED OCTOBER 14, 2023

- Oil inlet and oil outlet shows now the correct placard text.

Dornier Do X

Microsoft / Oliver Moser

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