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The rectangular shape of the Dornier 228's fuselage section and large side-loading doors make it particularly suitable for utility operators, which is a market that Dornier had targeted with the type from the onset. [9] According to Flight International, one of the more distinguishing features of the Dornier 228 is the supercritical wing used.
Polar 3 was a Dornier 228 owned and operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute that was shot down south of Dakhla, Western Sahara by guerrillas of the Polisario Front on 24 February 1985. Polar 2 and Polar 3 were the first German airplanes to reach the South Pole when they landed there in December 1984 and were returning from a five-month mission ...
The Bighorn Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2021): Bighorn Airways 5 CASA C-212-200 Aviocar [2]; 5 Dornier 228-202; 3 Bombardier DHC-8-106; 2 Cessna 340
In December 2007, RUAG announced its intention to launch a modernized version of the Dornier 228, which it designated as the Dornier 228 Next Generation, or Dornier 228 NG. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] At the 2008 Berlin Air Show , HAL agreed to supply the first three component sets — fuselage, wings and tail — for €5 million, as a part of an € ...
As of 2010, Dornier 228 NG is the first proposed aircraft to be retrofitted for the RAPT system, besides the small-scale Cessna. The retractable float system can be used in a varying range of aircraft including regional aircraft, utility aircraft, executive aircraft, military transports, VLJs, and UAVs.
Indian Air Force – operates 53 Dornier 228-201. [4] Indian Navy – operates 26 Dornier 228-201 and have 12 on order. [4] [9] Indian Coast Guard - operates 36 Dornier 228-201. DRDO – 1 Dornier 228 “Nabhratna” used as a flying test bed by LRDE [10] Italy. Italian Army Aviation - 3 [11] [12] Malawi. Military of Malawi – 3 [4] Maldives
Wing later used in the Dornier 228. [11] Do 28 G.92 1995 conversion of Do 28D powered by two Walter M601-D2 750 hp turboprops used for skydiving operations, seven built. [12] Several now reengined with General Electric H75 to allow 750hp at higher altitudes than the Walter M601 [13] Dornier 128-2 Improved version of Do 28D-2, replaced D-2 in ...
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