The nearly completed first Dornier Do X, D-1929, photographed at Dornier's facilities at Lake Constance, in Altenrhein, Switzerland, approximately June 1929. One of the Siemens Jupiter engines is fitted with a Bremspropeller [drag propeller] for engine test runs. Lower detail photo shows nautical horn cleat mounted to forward fuselage, used to secure the ropes that tie the flying boat to its moorings. (German Aviation 1919-1945 collection)
[Entry amended January 28, 2020]
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