The Dornier Gs 1 prototype had the basic features of the Wal which it fathered, but differed mainly in having a high tailplane twin-fin tail unit and a raised open pilot cockpit and cabin enclosure. Here it carries the Swiss registration CH-8 but it still had to be destroyed due to the postwar restrictions on German aircraft manufacture.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Zeppelin-Lindau (Dornier) Gs.I - ГерманияGermany - 1919

J-BCDO "Shirahato" with two 300 hp Kawasaki-built BMW VI engines was assembled in 1930 by Kawasaki from parts supplied by Dornier. It was the only one of its type, a mix of old and new with the early stepped tail but with cockpit ahead of the cabin and extra struts over the sponsons.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

Wal engine installations were arranged as tractor-pusher pairs in a single central nacelle above the wing, here two 360 hp Rolls-Royce Eagle IX V-12 water-cooled units. The crocodile top cowlings are open to form an inverted vee over the wide central radiators. Note the engine access walkways.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

This Dutch Aviolanda-built Wal of the RNNAS was typical of military Wals with open cockpits for machine gunners in the nose and behind the wing. Two 500 hp Lorraine 12Ed 12-cyl W (3-row) water-cooled engines were fitted, the front engine with a nose radiator and the rear engine with a radiator underneath.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

Frank Courtney (right) with Wal G-EBQO c/n 20, ex N-25 of the Amundsen North Pole expedition of 1925. Courtney changed the Eagle engines to Napier Lions for his abandoned 1927 Atlantic crossing attempt. In 1928 it became D-1422 with BMW VI engines for von Gronau's Atlantic crossings.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

CMASA Wal M-MWAO of the Spanish Navy demonstrates its angular outlines as the crew wave to the photographer. The shape of the tapered aerofoil stub wings/sponsons is clearly seen from this angle.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

I-AZDO (BMW VI engines) with three crew members posing for the photographer shows the cabin circular windows which superseded the square type and a bumper to protect the nose when moored. The wing pylon has four legs with four diagonals between pairs.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

The first Dornier J Wal, c/n 1 M-MWAA, in effect the prototype J, is seen with large wheels attached to the sponsons for movement on land. The basic form continued unchanged throughout its service life, both civil and military, of more than 17 years.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

A side view of Aeroespresso's I-AZDA with the "park bench" fittings clearly visible above the wings and tailplane.
CMASA-built Wal I-AZDA, one of a number powered by two 520 hp Isotta-Fraschini Asso 500R geared Vee-12 engines and having large square cabin windows. Clearly shown are the links on the aileron and elevator 'link-tab' trimmers.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

The square-topped fin and rudder replaced the stepped type as seen here on Dornier J Wal c/n 86 D-1443 with 600 hp BMW VI Vee-12 water-cooled engines. It was Piaggio built and served with Lufthansa from 1928.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

Viewed from above in 1925, SCADTA Wal No.28 shows square-tipped wing and tail surfaces and large fore-and-aft ridges on the top surfaces of the hull and sponsons. The 600 hp BMW VI engines had close-fitting cowlings with rounded fairings over the cylinders nearest the propellers.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

Taking off is a CMASA-built military Wal with a pair of the 600 hp Bristol Jupiter VIII 9-cyl geared radial engines licence-built by Gnome-Rhone. The geared drive is enclosed in the long nose cone.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

The sponsons on the Wal and Superwal made convenient boarding platforms for passengers, who then had to step up onto the hull to enter the cabin by way of a roof hatch under the wing. A calm water state would clearly be preferable!

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

An early CMASA Wal fitted with two 450 hp Bristol Jupiter IV direct-drive 9-cyl radial engines. The Jupiter was popular because of its reliability and it became readily available from licence manufacture in 14 countries.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

A view inside the Wal cabin looking aft shows that entry and exit for the passengers was by way of a roof hatch and a step ladder, not a method best suited to invalids, or indeed to ladies. Pilots still preferred open cockpits.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1922

Taking off from the catapult of depot ship "Westfalen" on initial trials is Dornier 8-ton Wal D-2069 "Monsun" powered by two 600 hp BMW VI engines. Mid-ocean refuelling from catapult ships made Atlantic crossings by the Lufthansa mail carriers possible.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.J II / Do.15 Wal - ГерманияGermany - 1931