Dornier Do-H Falke / Dornier-Wright WP-1

The Dornier Do H Falke was a German single-seat fighter, designed by Claude Dornier and built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke.

One Seefalke was shipped to the United States of America by the Wright Aeronautical Company, who fitted it with a licence-built Wright-Hisso H-3 engine.

It was evaluated by the United States Navy with the designation Wright WP-1.

It performed well, but the Navy considered the monoplane fighter too advanced for its needs.

Specifications

Wright WP-1

Crew

One

Length

7.43 m (24 ft 4.33 in)

Wingspan

10 m (32 ft 9.75 in)

Height

2.66 m (8 ft 8.75 in)

Wing area

20 m2 (215.29 sq ft)

Empty weight

825 kg (1,819 lb)

Gross weight

1,213 kg (2,674 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Wright-Hisso H-3 V-8 piston engine , 239 kW (320 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed

261 km/h (162 mph, 141 kn)

Range

350 km (217 mi, 189 nmi).