I looked up the aircraft and found that production stopped in 1945. Those engines are modern turboprops, apparently P&W PTBA-45. The original http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_24 seems to be engined with radials.
My questions are: Would this be a lot of work? Why would they do this? And finally (tongue in cheek): Isn't this "defacing" a historic aircraft?
Stoney From Switzerland, joined Jan 2005, 199 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (5 years 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 2038 times:
This is a pic of the Do-24 that Iren Dornier, the grandson of the famous aviation pioneer Claude Dornier, rebuilt to fly the route the late Do-X took around the world. This plane itself was a piece in a museum for a long time and Iren had to take her to the Philippines for restoration and admin purposes.
There's a great book out there, "Logbuch der Träume" in German, describing the whole spirit, the long way back to flying condition etc... official website
In my opinion it's not defacing a historic aircraft, since having this beautiful bird back in the air probably wouldn't be possible using just original parts. And I guess we all agree, a plane should be flying through the air and not sitting on the ground waiting for it to be turned into someone's next ten-pack...
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Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15873 posts, RR: 66 Reply 2, posted (5 years 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 2037 times:
Quoting Stoney (Reply 1):
In my opinion it's not defacing a historic aircraft, since having this beautiful bird back in the air probably wouldn't be possible using just original parts. And I guess we all agree, a plane should be flying through the air and not sitting on the ground waiting for it to be turned into someone's next ten-pack...
Very well put!
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AeroWeanie From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 1601 posts, RR: 52 Reply 3, posted (5 years 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1989 times:
The Do 24TT not only has turboprops replacing radial engines, it has a whole new wing. It was developed as a testbed for new technologies that Dornier had developed.
BAe146QT From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2006, 996 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1966 times:
First time I have ever seen an aircraft that looked better in the water than it does in flight.
Quoting AeroWeanie (Reply 3): It was developed as a testbed for new technologies that Dornier had developed.
It's intriguing that a pre-WWII aircraft was used as a technology testbed in the late 1970s/early 1980s, (according to the website). Part of me thinks this is unusual, and another part of me reckons that Cessna has been doing it for a couple of generations now...
A342 From Germany, joined Jul 2005, 4655 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (5 years 4 days ago) and read 1856 times:
Quoting AeroWeanie (Reply 3): The Do 24TT not only has turboprops replacing radial engines, it has a whole new wing. It was developed as a testbed for new technologies that Dornier had developed.
And it is now an amphibian - the original aircraft was a pure flying boat.
Quoting BAe146QT (Reply 4): t's intriguing that a pre-WWII aircraft was used as a technology testbed in the late 1970s/early 1980s
IIRC, Dornier wanted to highlight the company's heritage.
KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5934 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (5 years 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1855 times:
From the Wikipedia article:
Quote: The first two aircraft built were fitted with 447 kW (600 hp) Junkers Jumo 205C diesel engines.
Quote: later models used the BMW Bramo 323R-2
Maybe you could re-engine her to Wright R-1820's (another historical engine that apparently at least a few Do-24's were built with), but it sounds like that, for the vast majority of Do-24's, you'd better also be an expert at maintaining now-obscure German aero engines if you wanted to maintain the aircraft's "purity"
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