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  1. Claude Dornier. Claude (Claudius) Honoré Désiré Dornier (14 May 1884 – 5 December 1969) was a German-French airplane designer and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. He also made several other successful aircraft.

  2. May 10, 2024 · December 5, 1969, Zug, Switzerland (aged 85) Claudius Dornier (born May 14, 1884, Kempten, Bavaria [Germany]—died December 5, 1969, Zug, Switzerland) was a pioneer German aircraft designer and builder. Dornier completed his education in 1907 at Munich’s technical college and three years later began working for Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin ...

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  3. Learn about the life and achievements of Claude Dornier, the German engineer who revolutionised aircraft design and manufacturing. Explore his projects, such as the Merkur, the Wal and the Do-X, and his legacy at Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen.

  4. Apr 28, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of German aircraft designer Claude Dornier, who created the Dornier Do X and Do 17. The two-part series features interviews, archival footage, and analysis of his innovations and legacy in the aviation industry.

  5. Learn about the huge and exotic flying machines that ruled the sky during the First World War, such as the Dornier Do X, a 56-ton transatlantic luxury craft. Discover how they were designed, built, and flown, and why they are mostly forgotten today.

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  7. Learn about Claude Dornier, a pioneer of metal aircraft and flying boats, who designed the DO-X, DO-17 and DO-217. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987 and worked in Germany, Spain and Switzerland.

  8. But behind them was the airplane that company founder Claude Dornier credited with saving his firm: the Dornier Wal (“Whale”). “The Wal made Dornier,” he once remarked, and besides, it ...

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