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The assembly line will be built on a site stretching to approximately 62,000 square metres and will have a production capacity for forty-eight D328eco aircraft per year.
Deutsche Aircraft took advantage of the Aircraft Supplier Summit in Leipzig to celebrate the appointment of suppliers for galleys, partitions, floor panels and flight test services.
The PW127XT-M engine is reckoned to offer 40% extended time on wing, 20% lower maintenance costs and a three per cent improvement in fuel efficiency. It will also fly on 100% SAF.
The certification of the new D328eco landing gear, retrofittable to the whole current in-service fleet of D328 turboprops and jets underpins Deutsche Aircraft's ongoing effort to support the global fleet.
The digitisation of the D328eco supply chain starts with the integration of around 30 strategically most important suppliers, who are also involved in the prototype. These deliver the top 20 main components.
With the final assembly line in Leipzig, Deutsche Aircraft will be aiding the revitalisation of the region's economy by creating around 300 new jobs and developing Saxony's aerospace industry capabilities.
Deutsche Aircraft is entrusting Heggemann AG with the manufacture of its D328eco wing. It will be implementing its own version of the German Industry 4.0 concept to aid in quality assurance.
The companies are planning to equip a demonstrator Dornier 328 aircraft with a 1.5MW hydrogen system, making it the most powerful hydrogen-electric-powered aircraft to date. First flight target is 2025.
Garmin's solution for the D328eco includes touchscreen control for avionics and aircraft systems, flight path-based guidance, enhanced synthetic vision, active electronic checklists and single lever engine control.
