Dornier Aircraft, Claude Dornier, The Dornier 228, DO 228
Claude Dornier became a legend in aircraft design. He was born in the Southern German town of Kempten on 14 May 1884 and went on to design and build a series of aircraft throughout the 1920s, which were revolutionary, because they were almost all built of metal.
Claude Dornier
Dornier designed a total of over 100 different types of aircraft during his career as a designer. And because most of them were produced outside Germany, he achieved international recognition at an early age. Several of his designs became icons. For example, Roald Amundsen flew to the North Pole in a DO (Dornier Aircraft) Wal in 1925, and the 12-engined DO (Dornier Aircraft) X wrote aviation history as the biggest flying boat of its time.
Dornier Boat, DO-X
Travel with Dornier Aircrafts, Dornier Merkur
Swiss aviation pioneer, Walter Mittelholzer, began his epic flight from Switzerland over the Mediterranean and the African continent to Cape Town in a Dornier Merkur on 7 December 1926.
Dornier Merkur
The trip took him 77 days, and was the first time ever that an aircraft traversed the whole of Africa. Mittelholzer did not embark on the journey to beat any records, but to increase awareness of Africa in the rest of the world, and to promote air travel.
Dornier-Werke Friedrichshafen and Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) in Munich were the main sponsors of the flight. Because there were no landing facilities along the route, and Mittelholzer could not count on any form of technical or other support along the way, the Dornier Merkur Schweiz was converted into a flying boat so that he was at least independent of airstrips. It was a challenging voyage. Mittelholzer had a compass and 1:1,000,000 scale map as his only navigation aids. There was no infrastructure, which is why the trip was planned to follow the Nile, the great African lakes and the open sea. Mittelholzer made 23 stops along the way, but his Dornier Merkur and its BMW engines did the whole trip without any mechanical problems, arriving safely in Cape Town on 21 February 1927.
The Dornier 228, DO-228
The Dornier 228 is a with 19 seat capacity, twin-engine turbo-propeller airplane. Dornier 228 is capable of transport 19 passengers or various cargo, Dornier 228 is capable of take-off or landing on short or different rough runways.
Dornier 228
Due to its ability to land and take off on short runways, it is a plane frequently used in regions where short runways dominate. In addition to cargo transportation, Dornier DO-228, which is the aircraft ambulance versions in the health sector, is also frequently used in air and naval forces in some countries. We can also see that it is used as a private business jet.
Dornier 228, Seat Plan
German Dornier 228The Dornier 228 is can be used in a variety of applications and configurations including special use/missions, air ambulance etc. The Dornier 228 is renowned for its versatility, low operational costs, and reliability.
Dornier 228
Dornier 228 specifications; Manufacturing country: Germany / Seating capacity: 19 seats / Crew: 2 pilots / Cruise speed: 371 km/h / Wingspan: 16.97 m. / Length: 16.56 m. / Height: 4.86 m.
Dornier 228
Dornier 228
Dornier 228 airplane can be configured either in full passenger configuration or freight. Normally The Dornier 228 is a passenger airplane with propeller. The Dornier 228 has a suitable fuselage for allowing for a quick change between passenger, cargo or combined cabin configuration. The Dornier 228 is a suitable airplane for military actions.
Dornier 228