Dornier 328

Dornier 328

An Air Alps Dornier 328-110 landing at Fiumicino Airport, Rome
Role	Airliner
Manufacturer	Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier
First flight	6 December 1991
Introduction	1993
Status	Out of production, in service
Primary users	Loganair Air Alps Sun Air of Scandinavia
Produced	1991-2000
Number built	217
Unit cost	12 Million
Developed into	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, United States, and supported the product line from both locations. There is also a jet-powered version of the aircraft, the Fairchild Dornier 328JET.

Design and development 1
Variants 2
Operators 3
- Military/Government 3.1
- Civilian 3.2
Accidents 4
Specifications (Dornier 328-110) 5
See also 6
References 7
External links 8

Design and development

Sun Air of Scandinavia Dornier 328-110 operated for British Airways

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,^[1] and entered commercial service in October 1993.^[2] The 328's new fuselage allowed for comfortable three-abreast seating, with the potential for a four-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 1990s.^[3]

In 2005, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) awarded a contract to AeroRescue for long-range Search and Rescue (SAR) capability around Australia. Five 328-100s were progressively commissioned from April 2006 ^[4] to February 2007 and stationed around the Australian coastline to provide a 24-hour, 30 minute response capability. The aircraft were equipped with a comprehensive electronic sensor suite by Aerodata AG in Germany including; Israel Aerospace Industries ELTA EL/M 2022A Radar, FSI Star SAFire III Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR), Direction Finder and an ARGON ST Infra Red/Ultra Violet scanner. The aircraft are also fitted with an Aeronautical Engineers Australia dispatch system, allowing rescue stores to be dropped from the aircraft through a chute through the underwing emergency exit. These are progressively being upgraded with an inflight opening cargo door to allow dispatch of larger items, up to 20-man life rafts and boat dewatering pumps for open water rescues.

328 Support Services GmbH has held the type certificate for this aircraft since June 2006.^[5]^[6]

On February 2015, 328 Support Services GmbH was acquired by US engineering company Sierra Nevada Corporation.^[7] Owner of the company Turkish-American Engineer Fatih Ozmen established a private corporation named Özjet Havacılık Teknolojileri A.Ş. at Technopark of Bilkent University, Ankara and signed a Memorandum of understanding with the Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs & Communications in order to manufacture this aircraft at Ankara.^[8] In June 2015, Turkish government announced the launch of the Turkish regional aircraft project to build a modernized version of Dornier 328/Fairchild Dornier 328JET as TRJ-328 with the possibility of a turboprop or jet engine. The TRJ-328 will be a technology base for a larger TRJ-628 which is intended to be designed, developed and built entirely by Turkish engineers. TAI is in charge of the production with Turkish companies ASELSAN, TEI, HAVELSAN, Turkish Technic, Alp Aviation and Kale Aviation.^[9]^[10]

Variants

Excellent Air Do 328-100

United States Air Force version C-146A operating for 524th Special Operations Squadron

An AeroRescue Dornier 328-100 operated for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority

A Central Mountain Air Dornier 328-100 on approach to Vancouver International Airport

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.
C-146A Wolfhound - Designation assigned to seventeen Dornier 328s operated by the United States Air Force's Air Force Special Operations Command.^[11]

Operators

In August 2013 a total of 166 remain in operation with 48 Dornier 328-100 aircraft in airline service. Major operators include: Loganair (5), and Sky Work Airlines (5). Thirteen other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.^[12]

Military/Government

Australia

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (5)^[13]

Botswana

Botswana Defence Force Air Wing (1)^[14]

United States

Air Force Special Operations Command (17)^[11]

Civilian

Kazakhstan

Caspiy (1)

American Samoa

Inter Island Airways (1)^[12]

Austria

Welcome Air (2)^[12]
Air Alps (3)

Canada

Flair Airlines (1)^[12]
Central Mountain Air (3)^[12]
Calm Air (2) ^[12]

Colombia

Aerolínea de Antioquia (4)^[12]

Chile

Aerocardal (2)^[12]

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Katana Wings (3)^[12]

Denmark

Sun Air of Scandinavia (3)^[12]

Germany

Rhein-Neckar Air (2)
Private Wings (6)

Indonesia

Malta

Medavia (1)^[12]

Nigeria

Switzerland

Sky Work Airlines (5)^[12]

United Kingdom

Loganair (5)^[12]

United States

The Dornier 328 turboprop was also operated in the past in scheduled passenger service by several U.S. regional airlines including Air Wisconsin, Horizon Air, Lone Star Airlines, and Mountain Air Express. In addition, the aircraft was previously used to provide passenger feeder services in the U.S. operating as United Express and US Airways Express flights.

Accidents

On 25 February 1999, Minerva Airlines Flight 1553 on a flight from Cagliari-Elmas Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport in Italy. Upon landing on runway 29 the aircraft ran off the end of the runway and crashed into the sea. Four of the 31 passengers and crew died in the accident.^[15]

Specifications (Dornier 328-110)

General characteristics

Crew: Three (two Pilots, one 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 sq ft)
Empty weight: 8,920 kg (19,670 lb)
Useful load: 3,450 kg (7,606 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 13,660 kg (30,840 lb)

Performance

Cruise speed: 620 km/h (335 kn)
Range: 791 nmi km (1,000 nmi, 1,150 mi)
Service ceiling: 9,455 m (31,020 ft)

Avionics
Honeywell Primus 2000

References

^ Swanborough 1992, p.123.
^ Taylor 1999, p.195.
^ Fairchild Dornier Gmbh Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Fairchild Dornier Gmbh, Reference for Business. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
^ Australian Maritime Safety Authority. "AMSA :: Australian Maritime Safety Authority". amsa.gov.au. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ 328 Support Services GmbH - Home Page
^ FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet No. A45NM Revision 7
^ "2015 News and Press Releases". sncorp.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ http://www.sncorp.com/AboutUs/NewsDetails/1261 Sierra Nevada Corporation Collaborates on Regional Jet Aircraft in Turkey Powerful global partnership brings unique technology to the aviation world
^ "Turkish Regional Jets Launched - TRJ-328 & 628". Airliners. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
^ "İşte yerli yolcu uçağının teknik özellikleri".
^ ^a ^b "C-146A Wolfhound". United States Air Force. December 13, 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q World Airliner Census 2013. FlightGlobal. July 2013. Accessed 2014-09-09.
^ "D ornier 328-120 turboprop aircraft" (PDF). Canberra, ACT: Australian Maritime Safety Authority. July 2012. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
^ "OB2 Botswana Defence Force Dornier 328-110 - cn 3083". Planespotters.net. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
^ Harro Ranter (25 February 1999). "ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 328-110 D-CPRR Genoa-Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

Swanborough, Gordon. "Dornier 328: A Daimler for Commuters". Air International, March 1992, Vol. 42 No. 3. pp. 123–128. ISSN 0306-5634.
Taylor, Michael J.H. Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000. London:Brassey's, 1999. ISBN 1-85753-245-7.
Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent German-language WorldHeritage article (retrieved February 14, 2006).

External links

TRJet-Turkish regional aircraft project official page
328 Support Services GmbH official page

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See also

Dornier and Zeppelin-Lindau aircraft

Zeppelin-Lindau 1914-1919	Rs.I Rs.II Rs.III Rs.IV C.I C.II CS.I CL.II D.I V1

Dornier designations 1919-1933	Do A Do B Do C Do D Do E Do F Do G Do H Do J Do K Do L Do N Do O Do P Do Q Do R Do S Do T Do U Do V Do X Do Y Delphin Komet Libelle Merkur Spatz Wal

RLM designations 1933-1945	Do 10 Do 11 Do 12 Do 13 Do 14 Do 15 Do 16 Do 17 Do 18 Do 19 Do 20 Do 22 Do 23 Do 24 Do 25 Do 26 Do 29 Do 212 Do 214 Do 215 Do 216 Do 217 Do 317 Do 318 Do 335 Do 417 Do 435 Do 635 P.59 P.85 P.174 P.184 P.192 P.231 P.232 P.238 P.247 P.252 P.254 P.256 P.273 P.1075

Dornier designations post-1945	Do 24 Do 25 Do 27 Do 28 Do 29 Do 31 Do 32 Do 34 Do 128 Do 132 Do 228 Do 231 328 328JET 428 528 728JET 928JET Aerodyne Alpha Jet Projekt 621 Seastar S-Ray 007

See also Claudius Dornier and Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

United States military transport aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems

Army/Air Force sequence (1925-1962)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7 C-8 C-9 C-10 C-11 C-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16 C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20 C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27 C-28 C-29 C-30 C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34 C-35 C-36 C-37 C-38 C-39 C-40 C-41/A C-42 C-43 C-44 C-45 C-46 C-47/T C-48 C-49 C-50 C-51 C-52 C-53 C-54 C-55 C-56 C-57 C-58 C-59 C-60 C-61 C-62 C-63 C-64 C-65 C-66 C-67 C-68 C-69 C-70/A/B/C/D C-71 C-72 C-73 C-74 C-75 C-76 C-77/B-D C-78 C-79 C-80 C-81 C-82 C-83 C-84 C-85 C-86 C-87 C-88 C-89 C-90 C-91 C-92 C-93 C-94 C-95 C-96 C-97/KC-97 C-98 C-99 C-100 C-101 C-102 C-103 C-104 C-105 C-106 C-107 C-108 C-109 C-110 C-111 C-112 C-113 C-114 C-115 C-116 C-117 C-118 C-119 C-120 C-121/F C-122 C-123/A C-124 C-125 C-126 C-127 (I) C-127 (II) C-128 C-129 C-130/J C-131 C-132 C-133 C-134 C-135/KC-135 C-136 C-137 C-138¹ C-139¹ C-140 C-141 C-142

Tri-service sequence (1962-present)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7/B C-8 C-9 C-10 C-11 C-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16¹ C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20A-D/F-H C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27/J C-28 C-29 C-30¹ C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34¹ C-35 C-36 C-37 C-38 C-39¹ C-40 C-41 C-42¹ C-43¹ C-44¹ C-45 C-46

Revived original sequence (2005-present)	C-143 C-144 C-145 C-146

Non-sequential designations	C-767 C-880

¹ Not assigned See also: AC-47 • AC-119 • AC-130 • DC-130 • EC-130 • HC-130 • KC-130 • LC-130 • MC-130 • WC-130 • CT-39 • CT-43

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Design and development

Variants

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Accidents

Specifications (Dornier 328-110)

See also

References

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