Dornier Do 31 E3
The only jet transport ever built that can take off and land vertically: two vectored-thrust Pegasus engines plus eight RB162 lift jets in wingtip pods lifted about 21 t. The E3 prototype flew from 1967; no production followed.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 351 kt
- Range
- 972 nm
- Service ceiling
- 35,105 ft
- Rate of climb
- 3,780 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog gauges
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 36
- Minimum crew
- 2
- Cockpit seats
- 2
Licence and training
- Class rating
- Experimental prototype (never certified)
- Extra training or endorsements
- None beyond the licence and rating.
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Dornier
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 10× Jet
- Wake turbulence category
- M · Medium
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 20.53 m
- Wingspan
- 18 m
- Height
- 8.53 m
- Fuselage width
- 3.1 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Dornier Do 31 E3Length 20.53 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Dornier Do 31 E3 in the simulator
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