Fairchild-Dornier 328 Family

Dornier 328
An Air Alps Dornier 328-110 landing at Fiumicino Airport, Rome
Role	Airliner
Manufacturer	Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier
First flight	6 December 1991
Introduced	1993
Primary users	Cirrus Airlines Air Alps Sun Air of Scandinavia SATENA ScotAirways
Variants	Fairchild Dornier 328JET

The Dornier 328 is a turboprop-powered commuter airliner. Initially produced by Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH, the firm was acquired in 1996 by Fairchild Aircraft. The resulting firm, named Fairchild-Dornier, manufactured the 328 family in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, conducted sales from San Antonio, Texas, and supported the product line from both locations.

Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 Specifications (Dornier 328-110) 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Design and development

The 328 (or Do 328) program was initially begun while Dornier was still owned by Deutsche Aerospace. The basic 328 first flew on 6 December 1991, and entered commercial service in October 1993. The 328's new fuselage allowed for comfortable 3-abreast seating, with the potential for a 4-abreast configuration. Combined with the supercritical wing developed from Dornier's Do 228, this gave the 328 excellent cruise and climb capabilities. However, the 328 entered a market crowded with other competing turboprop aircraft at the time, as well as increasing competition from new regional jets in the early 1990's.^[1]

In 2005, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) awarded a contract to AeroRescue for the provision of five 328-120 to enhance Search and Rescue (SAR) within the Australian SAR Region.^{[citation needed]} The five aircraft have been progressively commissioned with the last one to be commissioned February 2007 in Brisbane. They are stationed around Australia to provide rapid response to a SAR Mission. The aircraft have been fitted with electronic sensors to detect objects in both the Maritime and Land environments including; Israel Aerospace Industries ELTA EL/M 2022A Radar, FSI Star SAFire III Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR), and an ARGON ST Infra Red/Ultra Violet scanner.^{[citation needed]}

Variants

• 328-100 - Initial 328.
• 328-110 - Standard 328 with greater range and weights
• 328-120 - 328 with improved STOL performance.
• 328-130 - 328 with progressive rudder authority reduction at higher airspeeds.
• 328JET - Turbofan-powered variant, formerly the 328-300.

Operators

In January 2008 a total of 80 Dornier 328-100 aircraft remain in airline service. Major operators include: Hainan Airlines (29), Cirrus Airlines (10), Air Alps (7), Sun Air of Scandinavia (7),SATENA-FAC (6), ScotAirways (7), and South East Asian Airlines (4). 24 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type. ^[2]

 Australia

• Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Specifications (Dornier 328-110)

General characteristics

• Crew: Three (2 Pilots, 1 Flight Attendant)
• Capacity: 30 to 33 (14 in First Class Config)passengers
• Length: 21.11 m (69 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 20.98 m (68 ft 10 in)
• Height: 7.24 m (23 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 40 m² (431 ft²)
• Empty weight: 8,920 kg (19,670 lb)
• Useful load: 3,450 kg (7,606 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 13,990 kg (30,840 lb)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 620 km/h (335 knots, 385 mph)
• Range: 1,850 km (1,000 nm, 1,150 mi)
• Service ceiling 9,455 m (31,020 ft)

Avionics
Honeywell PRIMUS 2000

See also

Related development

• Dornier Do 228
• Fairchild Dornier 328JET
  

Comparable aircraft

• Antonov An-24/Xian Y-7
• ATR 42
• de Havilland Canada DHC-8
• Saab 340
• Xian MA60
  

References

• Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent German-language Wikipedia article (retrieved February 14, 2006).

External links

• The Dornier 328 - Aircraft images and seat map
• http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/fairchild/
• http://membres.lycos.fr/djipibi/aviation/observationpages/AvionsObservation-22-.htm
• http://avia-dejavu.net/photo%20OY-NCO.htm

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