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Dornier Kiebitz

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Do 32K/Do 34 Kiebitz

The Do 32K on display at the Dornier Museum
Role	Unmanned reconnaissance helicopter Type of aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Dornier Werke GmbH
First flight	1970
Developed from	Dornier Do 32

The Dornier Kiebitz was an unmanned military reconnaissance mobile platform used for battlefield reconnaissance duties such as moving target detection and tracking.^[1]

Variants

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Do 32K (experimental): Initial variant using the rotor and BMW 6012 powerplant of the Dornier Do 32 manned helicopter.
Do 32K Kiebitz I (operational): Tip jet rotor using air from an Allison 250-C2 driven compressor.^[2]
Do 34 Kiebitz II: Larger variant, used for ARGUS (Autonomes Radar Gefechtsfeld Uberwachungs System) battlefield reconnaissance system development.

Specifications (Do 34 Kiebitz)

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Do 34 Kiebitz II on display at the Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-83.^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: Unmanned
Capacity: 300 m/85 kg of cable
Diameter: 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Empty weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Allison 250-C20B turboshaft, 313 kW (420 hp)
Main rotor diameter: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)

Performance

Endurance: More than 24 hours
Service ceiling: 300 m (980 ft)
Disk loading: 10.9 kg/m² (2.2 lb/sq ft)

References

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^ Cyril von Gersdorff, Kurt Knobling and Carl Bode. (1999) pp.144-147

^ Taylor 1972, p. 496.

^ Taylor 1982, p. 674.

Bibliography

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dornier Kiebitz.

Cyril von Gersdorff, Kurt Knobling and Carl Bode. Helicopters and Gyroplanes. Bernard & Graefe Verlag Publishers. 1999. ISBN 3-7637-6115-2
Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1972-73., London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company Ltd, 1972. ISBN ISBN 0-354-00109-4.
Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982-83., London, Jane's Publishing Company Ltd, 1982. ISBN 0 7106-0748-2.

v t e Dornier and Zeppelin-Lindau aircraft
Zeppelin-Lindau 1914-1919	Rs.I Rs.II Rs.III Rs.IV CL.I CL.II CS.I D.I Gs.I Gs.II V 1
Dornier designations 1919-1933	Do A Do B Do C Do D Do E Do F Do G (project) Do H Do J Do K Do L Do N Do O Do P Do Q Do R Do S Do T Do U Do V Do X Do Y Delphin Falke Komet Libelle Merkur Spatz Wal
RLM designations 1933-1945	Do 10 Do 11 Do 12 Do 13 Do 14 Do 15 Do 16 Do 17 (Operational history) Do 18 Do 19 Do 20 Do 22 Do 23 Do 24 Do 25 Do 26 Do 29 Do 212 Do 214 Do 215 Do 216 Do 217 Do 317 Do 318 Do 335 Do 417 Do 435 Do 635 P.59 P.85 P.174 P.184 P.192 P.231 P.232 P.238 P.247 P.252 P.254 P.256 P.273 P.1075
Dornier designations post-1945	Do 24 Do 25 Do 27 Do 28 Do 29 Do 31 Do 32 Do 32K Do 34 128 Do 131 Do 132 228 Do 231 328 328JET 428 528 728JET 928JET Aerodyne Alpha Jet Projekt 621 Seastar S-Ray 007
See also Claude Dornier and Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

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