Fairchild-Dornier 328 Family Wiki resources & Fairchild-Dornier 328 Family information at HealthHaven.com

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, United States, and supported the product line from both locations.

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

[edit] 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 long-range Search and Rescue (SAR) capability around Australia. Five 328-100s were progressively commissioned from April 2006 ^[2] 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 despatch system, allowing rescue stores to be dropped from the aircraft through a shute through the underwing emergency exit. These are progressively being upgraded with an in-flight opening cargo door to allow despatch of larger items, up to 20 man life rafts and boat dewatering pumps for open water rescues.

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

[edit] Variants

A turboprop 328-100

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.

[edit] 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), Central Mountain Air (2). 24 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type. ^[3]

Australia

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

[edit] Specifications (Dornier 328-110)

A ScotAirways Dornier 328-110 at Dundee Airport, Scotland

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

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

[edit] See also

Related development

Comparable aircraft

[edit] References

^ Fairchild Dornier Gmbh Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Fairchild Dornier Gmbh, Reference for Business. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
^ http://www.amsa.gov.au/about_amsa/media_releases/2006/2006_aug_17.asp
^ "Dornier 228/328 Production List". Airlinerlist.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.

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

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Dornier 328

v • d • e Aircraft built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke

By Project Number	Company designations pre-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 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 Company 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 • 428 • 528 • 728JET • 928JET Projekt 621

Collaborative ventures	Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet

v • d • e Lists relating to aviation

General	Timeline of aviation · Aircraft (manufacturers) · Aircraft engines (manufacturers) · Airports · Airlines

Military	Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft

Accidents/incidents	General · Military · Commercial (airliners) · Deaths

Records	Airspeed · Distance · Altitude · Endurance · Most-produced aircraft