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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
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The Dornier 328 [[aircraft]] is a shortrange commuter, developed and built by [[Dornier|Dornier]]. It was the last aircraft made by Dornier, and the last airliner completely developed and built in Germany. | The Dornier 328 [[aircraft]] is a shortrange commuter, developed and built by [[Dornier|Dornier]]. It was the last aircraft made by Dornier, and the last airliner completely developed and built in Germany. | ||
The developement has been started back in the 1980s as successor for the Dornier 228. Dornier found that there was a | The developement has been started back in the 1980s as successor for the Dornier 228. Dornier found that there was a market for a 33-passenger aircraft, so they created an aircraft with a complete round fuselage and the TNT-wing (Tragflügel neuer Technologie = Wing of New Technology) of the Dornier 228. | ||
Developement started December 1988 | Developement started December 1988; its maiden flight was on December 6, 1991 and in October 1993 was certified. | ||
The aircraft had been developed for high climbrate and high speed, but short landing which was possible due the wing and the new developed propeller. As non-typical for this class of aircraft the flightdeck has been fitted with 5 Displays from the Honeywell Primus 2000 avionic. The cabin was very comfortable for its | The aircraft had been developed for high climbrate and high speed, but short landing which was possible due the wing and the new developed propeller. As non-typical for this class of aircraft the flightdeck has been fitted with 5 Displays from the Honeywell Primus 2000 avionic. The cabin was very comfortable for its class, as it was wide and round, and there was an active eletronic noise supression, giving a jet-like feeling. | ||
In the 90s Turboprop aircraft | In the 90s Turboprop aircraft were unpopular, as flight companies preferred smaller jets. So Fairchild-Dornier developed the Dornier 328 JET, a jet driven version of the Dornier 328. | ||
There had been larger versions of this aircraft planned: Dornier 428 and 528, stretched versions of the Dornier 328, but | There had been larger versions of this aircraft planned: Dornier 428 and 528, stretched versions of the Dornier 328, but these were never built. | ||
When Fairchild-Dornier went bankrupt, the production of the Dornier 328 had been stopped in 2005, only 217 aircraft (Prop and Jet version) had been built, plus 3 prototypes. | When Fairchild-Dornier went bankrupt, the production of the Dornier 328 had been stopped in 2005, only 217 aircraft (Prop and Jet version) had been built, plus 3 prototypes. | ||
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*Dornier 328-130 (higher speed, improved rudder, Pratt & Whitney Canada PW119C) | *Dornier 328-130 (higher speed, improved rudder, Pratt & Whitney Canada PW119C) | ||
Ground spoilers and APU | Ground spoilers and APU were optional on all Turboprop variants | ||
*Dornier 328-300/ 328JET (jet driven version) | *Dornier 328-300/ 328JET (jet driven version) | ||
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The FlightGear model is currently in | The FlightGear model is currently in development, simulating the Dornier 328-110 with ground spoilers with and without APU and will be probably available sometime 2013, due to heavy real life load of the author. | ||
Special Thanks to the User Groucho from the FGFS forums, who made it possible | Special Thanks to the User Groucho from the FGFS forums, who made it possible for me look into the Flight Manual! | ||
[[File:Dornier 328 First Prototype.jpg|thumb|270px |First prototype of Dornier 328 in its House colors- model before prop had been textured but I do like the sky in the background and the light effect on the tail]] | [[File:Dornier 328 First Prototype.jpg|thumb|270px |First prototype of Dornier 328 in its House colors- model before prop had been textured but I do like the sky in the background and the light effect on the tail]] | ||
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