Dornier Do 17 - Specifications (Do 17 Z-2)

Specifications (Do 17 Z-2)

Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich, Fighters and Bombers of World War II and Do 17 Z-2 Baubeschreibung, April 1938

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)
  • Empty weight: 5,210 kg (11,486 lb)
  • Empty equipped: 5,888 kg (12,981 lb) to 5,963 kg (13,146 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 8,837 kg (19,482 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: standard fuel 1,540 l (339 imp gal), with aux tank in forward bomb bay 2,435 l (536 imp gal)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Bramo 323P 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines with 1,000 PS (986 hp, 736 kW) for take-off
  • Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 350 km/h (217 mph; 189 kn) at 8,040 kg (17,725 lb) at sea level
410 km/h (255 mph) at 8,040 kg (17,725 lb) at 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
  • Cruising speed: 300 km/h (186 mph; 162 kn) at 8,837 kg (19,482 lb) at 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
  • Combat range: 660 km (410 mi; 356 nmi) with 1,540 l (339 imp gal) fuel and 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) of bombs
1,010 km (628 mi) with 2,435 l (536 imp gal) fuel and 500 kg (1,102 lb) of bombs
  • Service ceiling: 8,200 m (26,903 ft)
  • Wing loading: 156 kg/m² (32 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.170 kW/kg (0.11 hp/lb)

Armament

  • Guns: 6 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine guns in front, rear upper, rear lower and cockpit side positions
  • Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) of bombs carried internally, either 20 x 50 kg (110 lb) bombs or 4 x 250 kg (551 lb) bombs

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