Dornier Do 29 (1934)
{{short description|1930s experimental aircraft by Dornier}}
{{for|the 1950s research aircraft|Dornier Do 29}}
{{One source|date=May 2008}}
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The Dornier Do 29 was a proposed Zerstörer, or heavy fighter, designed by Dornier as a competitor to the Messerschmitt Bf 110.
The design answered the Reich Air Ministry requirement in autumn 1934 for a heavy fighter. Highly derivative of the earlier Do 17, the design was rejected before the prototype stage, and work stopped in 1936.
Specifications (estimated)
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|guns=6 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns in nose + 1 × 7.92 (.312 in) MG 15 machine gun dorsal
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See also
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|related=*Dornier Do 17
|similar aircraft=*Focke-Wulf Fw 57
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References
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Category:Abandoned military aircraft projects of Germany
Category:1930s German fighter aircraft
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