Fairchild / Dornier
Do-328-300 Jet
Fairchild-Dornier
Do-328-300JET
Role Airliner
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Fairchild Dornier
First flight 20 January 1998
Status Active
Primary users Sun-Air of Scandinavia
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Key Lime Air
Produced 1996–2002
Number built 110
Developed from Dornier 328
Variants Fairchild Dornier 428JET
Developed into Lockheed Martin X-55
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History Fairchild Aviation Corporation.
Fairchild-Dornier 328JET
The Fairchild-Dornier 328JET is a commuter airliner, based upon the turboprop-powered Dornier 328, developed by the German aircraft manufacturer Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH. It would be the last Dornier-designed aircraft to reach production before the company's collapse during the early 2000s.
The 328JET was designed by Dornier in response to negative feedback from some customers on the marketability of turboprops against the more appealing turbofan engine. It was a relatively straightforward re-engining of the existing 328, being originally designated as the 328-300 prior to being rebranded as the 328JET. During 1996, early on in the programme, the financially distressed Dornier company was acquired by the American aerospace firm Fairchild Aircraft; the resulting corporation, named Fairchild Dornier, continued development of the 328JET. On 20 January 1998, the first 328JET prototype conducted its maiden flight.
Original programme
ADAC 328JET air ambulance
During the mid-1990s, Dornier experienced considerable financial difficulties; these heavily contributed to the company's acquisition by the American aerospace firm Fairchild Aircraft, after which the organisation became Fairchild DornierThe new entity chose to continue with the programme, albeit rebranding the type as the 328JET. Even following the acquisition, considerable pressure remained on the programme's finances, extending through to its suppliers, leading to reorganisations and premature withdrawals from involvement. By the end of 1997, Dornier-Fairchild had cut its annual costs by $58 million, and anticipated exceeding its $115 million cost-cutting target within two years. Management shake-ups and other measures continued to be performed as part of efforts to reform the business.
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Fairchild-Dornier 328-300 JET
Fairchild Aviation Corporation. Originally known as the Fairchild Aviation Corporation
Fairchild-Dornier DO-328-300 JET
General Info
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- Crew: three (two pilots + flight attendant)
- Capacity: 30 to 33 passengers, Max payload 3,266 kg (7,200 lb)
- Length: 21.11 m (69 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 20.98 m (68 ft 10 in)
- Height: 7.24 m (23 ft 9 in)
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- Wing area: 40.0 m2 (431 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 9,420 kg (20,768 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 15,660 kg (34,524 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306B , 26.9 kN (6,000 lbf) thrust each
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 750 km/h (470 mph
- Range: 2,740 km (1,700 mi, 1,480 nmi) with optional long range fuel tank
- Service ceiling: 11,000 m (35,000 ft)
Armament
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- Dornier 328
- Fairchild Dornier 428JET
- Lockheed Martin X-55
- Fairchild Dornier 728 family
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