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The Dornier Do 228 is a small German twin turboprop STOL -utility Aircraft , manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier ) from 1981 till 1998 . In 1983 Hindustan Aeronautics bought a production licence and manufactures the 228 till this day. Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen , Germany and Kanpur , India. About 195 are still in service worldwide.


HISTORY

In the late 1970s Dornier GmbH developed a new kind of wing, the TNT (" Tragflügel Neuer Technologie "), subsidized by the German Government. Dornier tested it on a modified Dornier 28 D-2 "Skyservant" and with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-110 Turboprop engines. Finally Dornier changed the engine and tested the new aircraft, which was named Dornier 128 with two Garrett AiResearch TPE-331 -5 engines. The company developed a new fuselage for the TNT and TPE 331-5 in two variants (15 and 19 Passenger) and named the both project-aircraft E-1 (later '''Do 228-100''') and '''E-2''' (later '''Do 228-200'''). At ILA '80 Dornier presented the new aircraft in public. The both prototypes was flown on March 21 , 1981 and May 9 , 1981 first time. After the certification the first Do 228 entered service in the fleet of Norving Flyservice in February 1982 . Over the years Dornier offered the 228 in upgraded variants and with special equipment for special missions. In 1998 the production line was stopped for better development of the successor Dornier 328 .


ACCIDENT SUMMARY

  • Hull-loss Accidents: 22 with a total of 109 fatalities

  • Other occurrences: 1 with a total of 3 fatalities

  • Unfiled occurrences: 1 with a total of 0 fatalities

  • Hijackings: 1 with a total of 0 fatalities

  • Selection of incidents: 3 with a total of 0 fatalities



SPECIFICATIONS (DO 228-212)


General characteristics

  • Crew: 2

  • Capacity: 19 passengers

  • Length: 16.56 m (54 ft 4 in)

  • Wingspan: 16.97 m (55 ft 7 in)

  • Height: 4.86 m (15 ft 9 in)

  • Wing area: 32.00 m&2 (345 ft&2)

  • Empty: 3,258 kg (7,183 lb)

  • Loaded: kg ( lb)

  • Maximum takeoff: 6,400 kg (14,110 lb)

  • Powerplant: 2x Garrett AiResearch TPE-331 -5, 560 kW (776 hp) each



Performance

  • Maximum speed: 434 km/h (271 mph)

  • Range: 1,037 km (560 miles)

  • Service ceiling: 8,534 m (28,000 ft)

  • Rate of climb: 570 m/min (1,870 ft/min)

  • Wing loading: kg/m&2 ( lb/ft&2)

  • Power/Mass:



MILITARY OPERATORS

  • Finland, Germany, India, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Thailand.



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