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Dornier 228

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High wing twin turboprop utility aircraft. Includes the variant Hindustan-228 with hydrogen-electric powertrain.

Photo: GA-ATS

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboprop, Electric

Application

Business, Cargo, Passenger small, Surveillance, Utility

Final assembly

Munich (Oberpfaffenhofen) ·

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

72 aircraft

Production years

1982-2002

Average age

39.1 years

Main base countries

Kenya (11), Canada (7), Chile (5), Germany (4), Nepal (4)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Tail

T-tail

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

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.

Airframer

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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