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Dornier Libelle

The Dornier Libelle (en:"Dragonfly I"), also designated Do A, was a German open-cockpit, all-metal, parasol wing, monoplane flying boat aircraft, with partly fabric-covered wings. There was three versions of the seaplane version; the prototype, first version, and improved version (the Libelle 2). A landplane version, built without sponsons and fitted with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage was produced as the Dornier Spatz.

Variants

Do A
Two prototypes of the Libelle
Libelle I
The standard production model, five built, fitted with Siemens-Halske Sh 4 engines and two built with Siemens-Halske Sh 5 engines.
Libelle II
The improved Libelle II was powered by Siemens-Halske Sh 5 or Siemens-Halske Sh 11 engines. Other engines fitted to Libelle II aircraft include the Bristol Lucifer and the ADC Cirrus. Three built.

Accidents

A Dornier Libelle crashed into the sea off Milford beach in Auckland, New Zealand on 12 December 1929, killing both crewmen.

Survivor

A Libelle II VQ-FAB, manufacturers number 117 built in 1925, which operated in Fiji, is displayed in the Deutsches Museum in the centre of Munich.

Specifications (Libelle I)

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