Dornier R.I

[Jemiba]

Browsing through long neglected books or mags sometimes brings some results:
In Bob Ogden's "Dornier Reference Library", a special issue of the Fly Past magazine,
I've found a four-engined bomber project from 1917 and still yet no mention in other
posts here:

 

[toura]

Hi Jens
From the Minidocavia "Les avions Dornier"

 

[Jemiba]

Many thanks ! And this one is a complete 9-view!
Seems to be a case of a double use of a designation, as I only knew the
forerunner of the Do 23 as "Do F". Am I right, that following this source the
construction of Do F/Do R.I wasn't even begun ?

 

[toura]

Yes Jens, in my book it's write for the "do"F" of 1932
First use of this letter for a projet dated 1918
Bye

 

[foiling]

This page is in "The German Giants" by Haddow & Grosz (Putnam)

 

[toura]

Thanks Foiling. No detail in my book !!

 

[Jemiba]

Good find foiling !
Actually, the designation as "R.I" makes more sense to me, than "F". "R" for "Riesen-Flugzeug",
"RS" for "Riesen-Seeflugzeug" were standard designations for large multi-engine bomber aircraft
in the German airforce.

 

[foiling]

Thanks; I labelled it as "R" because, and don't laugh, for some reason my computer refused to save it as R.I. But this is R.1 (one) in Roman numerals I presume, as opposed to R.I (letter i).

 

[Jemiba]

But this is R.1 (one) in Roman numerals I presume, as opposed to R.I (letter i).

I think so, too, as the big flying boats of the "RS" series were designated with Roman
numerals, too.

 

[theponja]

Very interesting. We have any idea of dimensions?