Twin engine light bomber designed by Dornier Flugzeugwerke, sometimes referred to as the "Flying Pencil", due to its narrow fuselage.
Designed in the early 1930s, it was one of the main bomber types of the German Luftwaffe in 1939–1940, and first operated in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. Early versions had a conventional, stepped, glazed nose and the later, more powerful and most produced "Z" versions, had a larger, fully glazed cabin and nose, and a ventral rear-firing gunner. These were powered by 2 supercharged 1000 hp Bramo Fafnir 323-P radial engines, capable of 255 mph at 16000 ft.
The aircraft was popular among its crews for its handling, which made it a more difficult target than other German bombers. Includes CFS1 .air file, AFX, PCX and R8 Source files, DP files, custom panel, bomb-aimer´s panel, and custom twin-engine gauges, as well as SCASM-corrected virtual cockpit view.
By Stephan Scholz.
