Dornier DO-28
The type designation Dornier Do 28 comprises two different twin-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH. Most of them served with the German Air Force and Marineflieger and other air forces around the world in the communications and utility role. The Do 28 series consists of the fundamentally different Do 28 A/B (1959) and Do 28 D Skyservant (1966).
The Do 28 was developed from the single-engine Do 27 at the end of the 1950s. The design shared the high-wing cantilever layout and the lift augmentation devices of the Do 27, together with the rear fuselage which seated six passengers.
The defining feature of the new design was the unusual incorporation of two Lycoming engines, as well as the two main landing gear shock struts of the faired main landing gear attached to short pylons on either side of the forward fuselage. The internal space of the Do 28 was the same as the Do 27.
Do 28A-1 Version
Designation of production aircraft with 250 HP (190 kW) Lycoming O-540-A1A engines and a 7 ft increase in wingspan, 60 built. First flown on 20 March 1960 at Oberpfaffenhofen. One aircraft was used for the personal transport of the German Defense Minister, Franz Josef Strauss.
Do 28D-2 Skyservant
Increased maximum takeoff weight, strengthened fuselage with enlarged cabin, 172 built.
Manufacturer: Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH (Germany)
First flight: 29 April 1959
Production: 323 units
Length: 11.41 m (37 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 15.55 m (51 ft)
Height: 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Crew: 1 pilot
Capacity: 13 seats
Engine: 2× Lycoming IGSO-540-A1E
Power: 2× 380 HP
Maximum speed: 325 km/h (202 mph, 175 kn)
Range: 2,950 km (1,830 mi, 1,590 nmi)
Ceiling: 7,680 m (25,200 ft)
Weight: 2304 kg
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