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Dornier Seawings Seastar

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All composite amphibian with twin turboprop engines mounted in-line above the wing. Includes variant, Orca (for governmental operators only).

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turboprop
Application
Amphibious

Design & construction

Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Landing gear
Amphibious-floats
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Flight controls
Mechanical
Avionics architecture
Standalone glass
Environmental control
None-unpressurised
Wing position
High
Planform
Straight
Tail
T-tail
Certification
Part 23
Minimum crew
1
Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Dornier Seawings Seastar1982 / 1987Amphibious aircraft suitable for many different missions. Includes Dornier Seawings Orca (proposed 2019), concept developed for government organisations.

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