Dornier (Hindustan) 228-201

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The Dornier Do 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981until 1998.

In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) bought a production licence and manufactured 117 aircraft for the Asian market sphere.

Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany and Kanpur, India.

In August 2006, 127 Dornier Do 228 aircraft (all variants) remain in airline service.

In 2009, RUAG started building a Dornier 228 New Generation in Germany with the fuselage, wings and tail unit manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Kanpur (India) and transported to Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, where RUAG Aviation carries out aircraft final assembly, customized equipment installation, product conformity inspection and aircraft delivery.

It is basically the same aircraft with improved technologies and performances, such as a new five blade propeller, glass cockpit and longer range.

The first delivery was in September 2010.

In January 2013, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced that it would build 20 Do 228 aircraft during 2013.

General characteristics

• Crew: two pilots
• Capacity: 19 passengers
• Payload: 2,340 kg freight (5,158 lb)
• Length: 16.56 m (54 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 16.97 m (55 ft 8 in)
• Height: 4.86 m (15 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 32.0 m² (344 sq ft)
• Airfoil: A-5
• Empty weight: 3,739 kg (8,243 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 6,400 kg (-212) 6,200 kg (-202K) 6,100 kg (-202) 5,700 (-101) (14,550 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-5-252D or -10 variation( GP and GT ) turboprop, 578 kW (776 shp flat rated for -5A and -10 Powerplant Available at 30 Celsius at Sea Level / 715 shp flat rated for -5 variations) each
• Propellers: Hartzell Propellers model- HC-B4TN-5ML/LT10574 , 4 per engine
• Propeller diameter: 105 in ()

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 223 Knots (-212 )
• Maximum speed: 223 knots (-212) 200 Knots(-200)
• Cruise speed: 190 knots (196 mph) at approx 15 degree C with 85% torque
• Stall speed: Flaps dependent () Approx. 75 flaps Down
• Range: 1,111 km (715 nmi, 823 mi) with full payload
• Service ceiling: 8,535 m (28,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 7.5 m/s (1,870 ft/min)