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Dornier Do 214

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The mammoth eight-engine design was intended for use as a military transport, with a large bow door admitting vehicles and bulky freight to the upper deck. It was also designed for use as a long-range bomber, flying tanker, aerial minelayer and U-boat supply vessel. By 1943, it was realized that long-range flying boats were not needed due to the worsening war situation, and the Do 214 project was canceled.
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Each of those 8 engines was going to be 4,000 horsepower - probably two 2,000 hp engines doubled up to one propeller. It would have been roughly the size and power of the postwar Saro Princess.


Bill Gunston's Giants of the Sky is well worth reading to learn more about both aircraft. And why none of Prof. Veeblefitzer's ideas actually got built.