Dornier 328

what is it?

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

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · shoulder wing · retractable tricycle gear · 21 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 620 km/hcruise speed
• range 1,852 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 33passengers
• size 14 tmax take-off weight
• built 217made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 35 years ago, in 1991.
• 🚗Wingspan of 21 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 1,852 km: 10× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.1× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1991-12-06

introduced

1993

status

still flying

number built

217

role

airliner

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Dornier

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW119B

crew

3

passengers

33

length

21.3 m

wingspan

21 m

height

7.2 m

max take-off weight

14 t

top speed

—

cruise speed

620 km/h

range

1,852 km

ceiling

9,492 m

wings

shoulder wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

D328

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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