Dornier Do 31 VTOL Transport Aircraft Family
The Dornier Do 31 was a German military transport designed to carry troops and equipment into small or damaged forward areas while taking off and landing vertically. Its unusual architecture paired two swivelling lift/cruise engines under the wing with eight additional lift engines in wingtip nacelles. Only two prototypes were built and tested in the late 1960s, but the aircraft remains a landmark in VTOL transport engineering because it was the only jet-powered VTOL transport aircraft ever built.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Do 31Dornier Do-31Do 31EDornier Do 31 E-3
- Family Name
- Dornier Do 31
- Full Name
- Dornier Do 31 VTOL Transport Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militarycargoexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The Dornier Do 31 was a German military transport designed to carry troops and equipment into small or damaged forward areas while taking off and landing vertically. Its unusual architecture paired two swivelling lift/cruise engines under the wing with eight additional lift engines in wingtip nacelles. Only two prototypes were built and tested in the late 1960s, but the aircraft remains a landmark in VTOL transport engineering because it was the only jet-powered VTOL transport aircraft ever built.
- Dimensions
- Wingspan M
- 18
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 21:35:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 21:35:45 UTC