This massive, luxurious ‘flying boat’ could barely get off the ground

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July 25, 1929

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Designed by Dr. Claudius Dornier, the Dornier Do-X was the largest and heaviest flying boat in the world upon its completion in 1929, with a wingspan of 157 feet and a maximum takeoff weight of...

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