Cockpit of the Dornier Do-31E

After flight testing, the Do 31 E-3 was turned over to the Deutsches Museum. For more than 20 years it was on display in front of the main entrance of the museum in the centre of Munich. In 1995 it was moved to the Flugwerft, where it was restored over a five-year period.

The Do-31 was the only VTOL transport aircraft with jet engines ever built. Two prototypes were used between 1967-1969 as experimental aircraft for researching and testing but the project was cancelled in 1970. This aircraft was initially put into storage at Oberpfaffenhofen, then went for several years on display in the open in the courtyard of the Deutsches Museum in Munich. After restoration it is now on display at the Deutsches Museum - Flugwerft Schleissheim.

Exhibited at the 1967 Paris Air Show during its initial test programme whilst wearing a long nose probe and show code '12'.

Preserved at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleißheim. [Nikon D300 + Tokina 12-24mm/4]

Head-on view of the third Dornier Do 31E VTOL test aircraft

Experimental VTOL transport of 1967. Three built of which two flew until the project was terminated.

The first prototype of the Do 31 VTOL transport aicraft, first flown on 10 February 1967.