Meet Dornier 228
The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop utility transport with an unpressurized cabin. NASA’s early description distinguishes a 15-passenger 228-100 from the 19-passenger 228-200 and identifies TPE331-5 engines with four-blade propellers. The two cabin lengths provided a small-airliner and utility platform within the same programme.
History & design
A new wing for a changing regional market
The Do 228 emerged in the early 1980s as regional airlines sought economical turboprops for short routes. NASA's contemporary review describes two cabin lengths: the fifteen-passenger 228-100 and nineteen-passenger 228-200. Both used an unpressurised fuselage, Garrett turboprops and the TNT new-technology wing. This early configuration predates the later New Generation aircraft and its revised propellers and cockpit.
ntrs.nasa.gov · Dornier 228 — aircraft background and systems ↗Systems & details
Carenado’s MSFS cockpit
The developer identifies twin turboprop propulsion, retractable landing gear and flaps in the MSFS rendition. The X-Plane 228-100 is a separately listed product.
Two cabin lengths in an emerging commuter market
NASA’s 1983 survey places the Do 228 among new small transports competing for commuter-airline routes. The -100 and -200 shared the same basic design, with fuselage length providing the distinction between 15 and 19 passenger places. The early installation used Garrett TPE331-5 engines and four-blade Hartzell propellers. The report highlights the TNT wing as the aerodynamic development, rather than cabin pressurization: these versions were unpressurized.
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Aircraft background
DO228 MSFS2020 – Carenadowww.carenado.com · Carenado DO228 MSFS product. Dornier 228 — aircraft background and systemsntrs.nasa.gov · NASA Small Transport Aircraft Technology, Dornier 228 section.Developer documentation
DO228 100 HD SERIES XPLANE 11 – Carenadowww.carenado.com · Aircraft equipment and developer product details.Built-in force-feedback profiles
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Carenado DO228-100 (X-Plane)
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The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop utility transport with an unpressurized cabin.
Carenado DO228 (MSFS)
Carenado · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop utility transport with an unpressurized cabin.
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