The Dornier Do 10, originally designated Dornier Do C4, was the name given by the ''
Reichsluftfahrtministerium
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'' (RLM) of a pre-
World War II
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aircraft.
It was a two-seat
parasol-wing
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monoplane
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A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
, intended to be used as a
fighter. Two
prototype
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s were built in 1931 to fulfil a requirement for a two-seat fighter. Having failed to gain a production order, the Do C4 / Do 10 was used to test a tilting engine installation and propellers to suit, for
STOL
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tests.
Specifications
Sources
Luftwaffe 39-45
;Notes
;Bibliography
* Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. ''The Complete Book of Fighters''. New York: Smithmark, 1994. .
''(Information on this model is difficult to come by and the nature of the relationship between C1/C4/10 is not yet totally resolved)''
{{RLM aircraft designations
Do 010
1930s German fighter aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Parasol-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1931