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Dornier Do 228
The Dornier Do 228 is a small, German, twin turboprop STOL-utility aircraft
manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981,
to 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 Do 28D-2 "Skyservant" and with
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-110 Turboprop engines. Finally Dornier changed
the engine and tested the new aircraft, which was named Dornier Do 128, with
two Garrett TPE 331-5 engines. The company developed a new fuselage for the
TNT and TPE 331-5 in two variants (15/19 Passenger) and named both
project-aircraft E-1 (later Do 228-100) and E-2 (later Do 228-200). At ILA '80
Dornier presented the new aircraft to the public. Both prototypes was flown on
March 21, 1981, and May 9, 1981, for the 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 Do 328.
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