The Do 24 was an all-metal parasol monoplane with a broad-beamed hull and stabilising sponsons.
Twin tails were mounted on the upswept rear of the hull, while three wing-mounted tractor configuration engines powered the aircraft.
Fuel was carried in tanks in the sponsons and the wing centre section.
Up to 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) of bombs could be carried under the aircraft’s wings, while defensive armament consisted of three gun turrets, one each in nose, dorsal and tail positions.
In early aircraft the turrets were each fitted with a machine gun but later aircraft carried a 20 mm cannon in the dorsal turret.
Variants
Do 24K-1
Swiss production & Dutch license production aircraft.
Do 24K-2
Dutch licence production powered by three 746 kW (1,000 hp) Wright R-1820-G102 engines.
Do 24N-1
Dutch-built Do.24K-2s completed for Luftwaffe for air-sea rescue powered by three 746 kW (1,000 hp) Wright R-1820-G102 engines.
Do 24T-1
French production.
Do 24T-1
Dutch production for the Luftwaffe powered by three BMW Bramo 323R-2 engines,
159 built (including T-2 and T-3).
Do 24T-2
Do 24T-1 with minor changes.
Do 24T-3
Do 24T-1 with minor changes.
Do 24 ATT
Post-war restoration / amphibian conversion with three Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45 turboprop engines, one converted.
Do 318
One Do.24T modified in 1944 with a boundary-layer control system.
Specifications
Crew
4 or 6
Length
22.05 m (72 ft 4 in)
Wingspan
27 m (88 ft 7 in)
Height
5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
Wing area
108 m2 (1,160 sq ft)
Empty weight
9,400 kg (20,723 lb)
Gross weight
13,700 kg (30,203 lb)
Max take-off weight
18,400 kg (40,565 lb)
Fuel capacity
5,300 l (1,400 US gal; 1,200 imp gal) in two 1,000 l (260 US gal; 220 imp gal)
