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The Dornier Do 10, originally designated Dornier Do C4, was the name given by the ''
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'' (RLM) of a pre-
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aircraft. It was a two-seat
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, intended to be used as a fighter. Two
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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
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tests.


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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