Dornier Do 24 ATT water landing pics and more…

Sorry Roger, I don’t…..

Hi Kenneth, going to the ILA this saturday, so hope to “shoot” it there. Something about German Lakes, do you have more info on a complete HE177 lying at the bottum of the Bodensee? I understand it is very intact, should be a nice one to raise. Can you confirm it? BW Roger

Does anyone know if the Dornier 24 operates from one of the lakes near Berlin during ILA?

I heard yesterday at the ILA that a landing on the Mückelsee (spelling) was planned.

I’ve seen that your pics have been placed on a other site:

Thanks; there are already quite a few of my pics on Mikael’s site (Scandinavians help each other…. 🙂 )

Engines look like P&W PT6 Turbines

which is what they are!

ILA-visitors can see it display daily there until Sunday – although that display is a bit tame compared with the water landings.

Engines look like P&W PT6 Turbines

That’s a great looking aircraft, puts the Catalina to shame. What engines are fitted ?

Congrats Kenneth.

I’ve seen that your pics have been placed on a other site:

See the news section on this site:

http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/

Greets,

J.V.

Thanks for the lovely pictures, Kenneth.

Does anyone know if the Dornier 24 operates from one of the lakes near Berlin during ILA? Or do they just fly from the runway?

Cheers, Transall.

Great Pics – lovely stuff.

It’s standard on multi engined ‘boats to only use the outers for water manouvering; depending on type, inners idle or are shut down. And though the centre prop isn’t too close to the cockpit, Archer still has a point!

Any idea why the middle prop was feathered after landing?

My guess would be that the roof of the cockpit opens up to allow someone to act as a lookout or help out with mooring. Personally I wouldn’t want that prop turning while doing that job!

what is that roundel it’s bearing?

Some sort of homegrown logo; nothing military.

Let me just repeat what I wrote in the first post:

If you have the opportunity to watch this aircraft do a water landing, don’t miss it!

Great pics, but what is that roundel it’s bearing?

Yes, Thanks Kenneth for info and pics. The low pass with the sailboats in the background looks impressive! 😎

J.V.

I hyphened the reg to avoid any problems :))

@turbinz: The fuselage is from an ex-Spanish AF aircraft which has had the cockpit raised and undercarriage added (main gear legs from a Do 31, nose wheel from a Fokker Friendship). The wing was new, and of course also the engines.

Thanks for info Kenneth. 🙂

I hyphened the reg to avoid any problems :))

@turbinz: The fuselage is from an ex-Spanish AF aircraft which has had the cockpit raised and undercarriage added (main gear legs from a Do 31, nose wheel from a Fokker Friendship). The wing was new, and of course also the engines.

They obviously foresaw that would happen and put a hyphen in there 😉

why hasnt the forum censored the registration of the Claudius Dornier Seastar?

🙂

My own opinion would be for differential steering with the 2 outer props. Would be more effective without the centre one pulling too I would think.

Is the Do-24 ATT a new build aircraft or a WW2 vintage one upgraded and modernised ?

The take-off was duly saluted by the fire brigade, and she then made several low passes over the lake and the harbour, just as she had done upon arrival. What an absolutely amazing and breathtaking sight.

If you have the chance to see this aircraft make a water landing, do not miss it whatever you do!!!

The aircraft remained moored for about two hours, during which the new Zeppelin NT airship came and had a look (note: not a blimp, but a real airship with a rigid framework). The return of the Seastar (registered “D-ICKS”…) in the meanwhile sunny skies over Friedrichshafen signalled that the Do 24 ATT was getting ready to take off again, this being accomplished after a take-off run of about 600 metres.

Shortly after 11.00 local she alighted smoothly on the lake and used reverse thrust to come to a stop very quickly (three plane lengths at most). Unfortunately, the Seastar was not permitted to land too.