Historical Aircraft : Dornier Do X
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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. First conceived by Claude Dornier in 1924, planning started in late 1925 and after over 240,000 work-hours it was completed in June 1929.
At that time it was the worldโs largest aircraft. With a wingspan of 157 feet (48 metres) and length of 130 feet (40 metres), the Do X was powered by 12 engines and carried 169 passengers; in 1931 it flew from Germany to New York.
At its time the Dornier Do X was by far the largest aircraft in the world. Its use was discontinued by the new rulers in Germany in 1933 due to various remaining safety-related problems and because it was still insufficiently economical, but also because it was not militarily suitable.
