Feb. 26, 2012 - A part of aviation history took place these days at tbe Dornier-factory airport Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich: This world's heaviest direct take-off-starter, with Jet-propelled, reached at its second flight with the pilots Wood and Boedel on board a height of 25 metres. The suspense-rack equipped with ten engines corresponds in size, form and weight to the t direct taking-off transport-aeroplane Do 31, which first flight took f place on February loth
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5198 x 3725 px | 44 x 31.5 cm | 17.3 x 12.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Feb. 26, 2012 - A part of aviation history took place these days at tbe Dornier-factory airport Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich: This world's heaviest direct take-off-starter, with Jet-propelled, reached at its second flight with the pilots Wood and Boedel on board a height of 25 metres. The suspense-rack equipped with ten engines corresponds in size, form and weight to the t direct taking-off transport-aeroplane Do 31, which first flight took f place on February loth. But the Dornier-project, floated with Federal Funds amounting to 200 million Mark, runs the risk to come among the measures of economy of the Federal Government and, therefore, to be not further developed. Keystone Photo 13-2-1967 (Credit Image: Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS)