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Specifications (Dornier Do 215 B-1)
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Data from Profile Publications 164, The Dornier Do 17 & 215 and German Aircraft of the Second World War[1][2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Length: 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
- Height: 4.56 m (15 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 55 m2 (590 sq ft)
- Airfoil: root: NACA 2218; tip: NACA 2209[3]
- Empty weight: 4,739 kg (10,448 lb)
- Gross weight: 9,200 kg (20,283 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 1,550 L (410 US gal; 340 imp gal) in two wing tanks + optional 875 L (231 US gal; 192 imp gal) auxiliary tank in the bomb bay
- Powerplant: 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines, 820 kW (1,100 hp) each
- Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 470 km/h (290 mph, 250 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
- Cruise speed: 410 km/h (250 mph, 220 kn)
- Range: 1,553 km (965 mi, 839 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 9,500 m (31,200 ft)
- Rate of climb: 6.0 m/s (1,180 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 167 kg/m2 (34 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.178 kW/kg (0.108 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: 4 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine guns, (later upgraded to 6)
- Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bombs carried internally
- ^ Smith, J. Richard. The Dornier Do 17 & 215. Leatherhead, Surrey: Profile Publications. p. 16.
- ^ Smith, J.R.; Kay, Antony L. (1972). German Aircraft of the Second World War. London: Putnam. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-0-85177-836-5.
- ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.