Aircraft program
High wing twin turboprop utility aircraft. Includes the variant Hindustan-228 with hydrogen-electric powertrain.
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Subscribe| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dornier 228 | 1980 / 1981 | 1997 | Production: 1 (2019) RUAG MRO International delivered a factory-new 228 to NCA in March 2019, described as NCA's fourth new aircraft since 2010. This is the only confirmed new-production delivery cited in a primary press release for this year. [medium]. Twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft. |
| HAL 228 | 1983 / 1986 | Indian manufactured variants, includes maritime surveillance variants. Also referred to as H-228 / H 228. | |
| General Atomics (RUAG) 228 NG | 2007 / 2009 | Next Generation variant, derived from Dornier 228-212. Includes modernised Do228 NXT variant with glass cockpit. | |
| DLR Do228 | 2020 / | Zero emission technology demonstrator. | |
| ZeroAvia HyFlyer II | 2021 / 2023 | Zero-emission aircraft, part of ZeroAvia's HyFlyer II Government-funded project. |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Transport Aircraft Division) | News | |
| General Atomics AeroTec Systems GmbH (GA-ATS) | News | Dornier 228 NG / Do228 NXT, acquired from RUAG in 2021 |
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