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Dornier 228

Lift type	Fixed wing
Construction type	Factory-built
Control type	Piloted
Engine type	Turboprop, Electric
Application	Business, Cargo, Passenger small, Surveillance, Utility
Final assembly	Munich (Oberpfaffenhofen)
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High wing twin turboprop utility aircraft. Includes the variant Hindustan-228 with hydrogen-electric powertrain.

Type variants

Variant	Launch/First flight	Production end
Dornier 228	1980 / 1981	1997	Twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft.
HAL 228	1983 / 1986		Indian manufactured variants.
General Atomics (RUAG) 228 NG	2007 / 2009		Next Generation variant, derived from Dornier 228-212.
DLR Do228	2020 /		Zero emission technology demonstrator.
ZeroAvia HyFlyer II	2021 /		Zero-emission aircraft, part of ZeroAvia's HyFlyer II Government-funded project.

Operations data

For detailed information about current charter operators, maintenance and training providers, and completions services for this aircraft, please consult our sister publication Business Air News: Dornier Do228

Airframer

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Transport Aircraft Division)	News
General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH	News	Dornier 228 NG. Acquired from RUAG in 2021

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