Simviation Forum - What the heck is a Doflug?

Jan 17^th, 2004 at 11:02am

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I found this while cruising the FS2002 props section. Never heard of it, but it looks kind of cool. It's FSDS though, so it'll be missing the gear and prop in FS2004. I took these shots in FS2002...

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Reply #1 - Jan 17^th, 2004 at 11:05am

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oh there is one of them at Bournemouth they are a Swiss fighter.

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Reply #2 - Jan 17^th, 2004 at 11:11am

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Well it would make a crappy fighter. The author kind of screwed up there on the writing too! This version was supposed to have been built in '58

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Reply #3 - Jan 17^th, 2004 at 11:20am

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There's an example of this aircraft on the UK display circuit. I posted a photo of it in the Photos forum some time ago with the details. This is all I can find on this strange looking aircraft right now. I believe the turboprop version in your shot was manufactured by Pilatus.

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D-3802, DoFlug
The Swiss DoFlug (Dornier Werke) was asked to develop a fighter
in 1942. The D-3802 was of all-metal, stressed-skin construction,
but broadly based on the {D-3801}, a license-built Morane-Saulnier
MS 412. The engine was a copy of the French Hispano-Suiza 12Y.
The prototype flew in 1944 and first production aircraft were
delivered in 1946. Only 12 were built, and these served until 1946.
Type: D-3802A
Country: Switzerland
Function: fighter
Year: 1946 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1250hp Saurer YS-2
Wing Span: 10.02m Length: 9.31m Height: 3.34m Wing Area: 17.50m2
Empty Weight: 2495kg Max.Weight: 3904kg
Speed: 629km/h Ceiling: Range: 650km
Armament: 3*g20mm
D-3803, DoFlug
The D-3803 was a development of the {D-3802} with cut-down aft
fuselage decking and an all-round vision canopy. It remained
a prototype because of the availability of the {P-51}D Mustang.
Type: D-3803
Country: Switzerland
Function: fighter
Year: 1947 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1430hp Saurer YS-3
Wing Span: 10.02m Length: 9.33m Height: 3.76m Wing Area: 17.50m2
Empty Weight: 2495kg Max.Weight: 3900kg
Speed: 680km/h Ceiling: Range: 650km
Armament: 3*g20mm

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Reply #4 - Jan 17^th, 2004 at 12:25pm

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Phew that's a relief

When I saw this posting I expected to see a pair of Hagar's old winter longjohns.......

........Doug's Flying Under-Garments

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Reply #5 - Jan 17^th, 2004 at 12:32pm

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I typed in Doflug under Google and this came up on the first page!

http://www.bredow-web.de/ILA_2000/Oldtimer_2/Doflug_DO-C-3605/doflug_do-c-3605.h...

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Reply #6 - Jan 17^th, 2004 at 2:24pm

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I finally found what I was looking for. This is the one at Bournemouth that PeteTLUK mentioned & similar to the one in your shots. http://www.aviation-museum.co.uk/schlepp.html

This is my own photo of the aircraft taken at Shoreham.

It's listed as an EKW C-3605 "Schlepp" - previously used by the Swiss Air Force as a target tug. It retains the taildragger gear layout & due to this combined with its unusually long nose is extremely difficult to handle on the ground. This can sometimes require a man sitting on the wing to guide the pilot. I've seen this done at Shoreham when it was displayed there.

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EKW C-3605 Schlepp C-552 (G-DORN)

Wing span : 12.74 m / 41 ft 9 ins
Length : 12.93 m / 42 ft 5 ins
Max weight : 2634 kg / 5,807 lbs
Service ceiling : 5000 m / 16,405 ft
Max speed : 410 kmh / 255 mph
Engine : 1 x 1115hp Lycoming T53-L turbo prop

The original single-seat fighter version had a piston engine cowled much like the Spitfire & a much shorter nose.

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Reply #7 - Jan 17^th, 2004 at 2:50pm

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it belongs to the technical museum in speyer,but i can't remember having it seen there...

looks weird nevertheless...

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Reply #8 - Jan 18^th, 2004 at 12:47am

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Strange paint job in the first pic . . . Wink

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Reply #9 - Jan 18^th, 2004 at 5:45pm

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Hagar,
Just wondering...did the man sitting next to the biplane in the background of your Shoreham picture really manage to get into that tiny cockpit?...
I wish I could have seen that

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Reply #10 - Jan 18^th, 2004 at 6:28pm

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Hagar,
Just wondering...did the man sitting next to the biplane in the background of your Shoreham picture really manage to get into that tiny cockpit?...
I wish I could have seen that

AJ

AJ. That's a large-scale model Stampe belonging to the local R/C modelling club. The owner can't quite squeeze into the cockpit but it's quite big enough for his baby son. I don't think he actually tried it. Grin

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Reply #11 - Jan 18^th, 2004 at 8:07pm

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AJ. That's a large-scale model

I know that!, it was just one of those thoughts that come up every now and then. Grin

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Reply #12 - Jan 18^th, 2004 at 8:27pm

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The photo was taken before the actual display when the model flying was interrupted by incoming aircraft. It occurred to me at the time that this was not too well organised & that the taxyway was a tad close to the models. That C-3605 is difficult to taxy at the best of times & I expected them to get blown away at any moment. Shocked

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