HAL delivers the first made-in-India Dornier 228 aircraft to Alliance Air
Apr 8, 2022
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The first-ever made-in-India Dornier 228 aircraft was delivered successfully to Alliance Air,...
...which is a division of Air India Limited on Thursday evening, April 7.
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The aircraft can carry up to 17 passengers and is a non-pressurised plane...
...with an air-conditioned cabin capable of day and night operations.
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The light transport aircraft will facilitate...
...regional connectivity in northeastern states and better connectivity.
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) had signed a lease agreement...
...with Alliance Air to provide two civil Dornier 228 aircrafts in September 2021.
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HAL describes this aircraft as a ‘highly versatile multi-purpose light transport aircraft’.
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The aircraft has a wingspan of 16.97 metres, an overall length of 16.56 metres,...
...and a height of 4.86 metres with fuel consumption of 213 kilograms (kg) per hour.
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With 6400 kg as its maximum take-off weight (maritime),...
...it can go up to the maximum cruising speed of 428 kilometres per hour.
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The aircraft can take short take-offs and landings and...
...also has the capability to land and take-off from semi-prepared runways.
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Till now, Dornier 228 aircraft were used only by the army forces.
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