Because of its shape the German WW2 bomber The Dornier DO-17 was known by what nick-name?
Dornier Do 17 Dornier Do 17 The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the "Fliegender Bleistift" ("flying pencil"), is a light bomber of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was produced by Claudius Dornier's company, Dornier Flugzeugwerke. The aircraft was designed as a "Schnellbomber" ("fast bomber"), a light bomber which, in theory, would be so fast that it could outrun defending fighter aircraft. The Dornier was designed with two engines mounted on a "shoulder wing" structure and possessed a twin tail fin configuration. The type was popular among its crews due to its handling, especially at low altitude, which made the
Dornier Do Y 17. Dornier Do Y The Dornier Do Y was a German bomber of the 1930s, the second bomber design by Dornier Flugzeugwerke. Design on the aircraft began in 1930, to follow up from the other Dornier bomber prototype, the Dornier Do P. The first aircraft flew in March 1930. It was a shoulder-wing monoplane of all-metal construction with fixed tailwheel landing gear, similar to the Do P, however this model had three engines instead of four. A civil transport version was proposed as the Dornier Do U, but this was never produced. The Do P and Do Y were displayed