Dornier Do 128

Dornier Do 128
Type:	Dornier 128-6
Design country:	BR Germany
Manufacturer:	Dornier-Werke GmbH
First flight:	1980
Number of pieces:	approx. 30

The Dornier Do 128 was available in two versions from 1980 as a consistent further development of the Dornier Do 28 D -2 Skyservant. The Do 128-2 version had piston engines , while the 128-6 version received turboprop engines. The airframe of the Do 28 has been retained with the exception of reinforcements on the landing gear and engine structure. Several examples were built for African customers. The first flight of the turboprop version was on March 4, 1980 at the Dornier airfield in Oberpfaffenhofen . The type certification by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt took place in 1981. In 1986 the production was stopped.

historical development

Due to the rather fragile engines and the deteriorating supply situation with aviation fuel (especially in the Third World, the mainly planned area of application for Dornier aircraft), Dornier implemented a further development with a propeller turbine drive at the end of the 1970s. The DO 28D2, D-IBUF served as a prototype for this; as the D4 series it was to be converted with an Allison turbine, but this did not happen. Lycoming LTP 101-600 engines were installed as the D5 . It then flew for the first time in 1978 under the name Turbo-Sky . a. also at the International Aerospace Exhibition in Hanover. A further conversion to the world-famous PT-6 engines led to the D6 (the D3 series was an unrealized version with a nose wheel landing gear). This engine type was retained and the final designation of the series is now the Dornier 128-6. Of these, around 30 machines were built in series. The D-IBUF is the only Dornier 128-6 still flying in Germany.

Polar I

The Dornier 128-6 D-IBUF was equipped for use under difficult weather conditions. The conversions included landing skids, a weather radar and de-icing system, and survival equipment . In the winter of 1983–1984 she took part as a support aircraft on a German expedition of the Alfred Wegener Institute in Antarctica. It is currently operated by the Institute for Flight Guidance at the Technical University of Braunschweig for research purposes and is equipped with extensive measuring equipment.

Technical specifications

Dornier Do 128-2

Parameter	Data
length	11.4 m
Wingspan	15.5 m
height	3.9 m
drive	2 Lycoming O-540 / Lycoming IGSO-540 6-cylinder piston engines with 380 hp each
Top speed	304 km / h
Normal range	1140 km
Crew / passenger seats	2 + 10
Service ceiling	7470 m
total weight	4015 kg

Dornier Do 128-6

Parameter	Data
length	11.4 m
Wingspan	15.5 m
height	3.9 m
drive	2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-110 with 400 WPS each
Top speed	330 km / h
Normal range	1825 km
Crew / passenger seats	2 + 10
Service ceiling	9936 m
total weight	4350 kg

Individual evidence

↑ http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Aircraft-Upgrades/Dornier-128-6-Turbo-Skyservant-Germany.html

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Web links

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Data research aircraft Do 128-6 D-IBUF (Institute for Flight Guidance )

Dates and three-sided view Thu 28/128

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