CFS/FS98 Dornier Do 28D SKYSERVANT - Marineflieger (German Navy).
The Dornier Do 28D SKYSERVANT was a twin-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH. It served with the Luftwaffe and Marineflieger and other air forces around the world in the communications and utility role.
The internal space of the Do 28A/B was the same as the Do 27 and the company was given financial assistance from the German government to develop a larger STOL transport to carry up to 13 passengers. The type was designated the Do 28D and later named Skyservant. The Do 28D was a complete redesign and shared only the basic layout and wing construction of the earlier versions. The fuselage and engine nacelles were rectangular, unlike the rounded Do 28A/B. The aim was to develop a simple and rugged aircraft for use under arduous conditions, which could be easily maintained. With a crew of two pilots, the cabin accommodated up to 12 passengers; freight could be loaded easily through large double doors and with the seats removed the cabin gave 283 sq ft (26.3 m2) of unobstructed space. The first flight of a Do 28D took place on 23 February 1966.
A total of 121 Dornier Do 28D-2s were built between 1971 and 1974 at Oberpfaffenhofen for the Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces) where they replaced ageing Percival Pembrokes, they served until the introduction of the Dornier Do 228 in 1994, predominantly as a transportation and communications aircraft. 20 aircraft were transferred to the Marineflieger, 10 served from 1978 in the maritime reconnaissance role, additional underwing fuel tanks were fitted for extended endurance. The high noise levels and vibration in the cabin led to the type's replacement by the significantly quieter turboprop-powered Do 228. During the 20 years in German military service, only three aircraft were lost to accidents.
The Do 28D was flown in 30 countries around the world and is still in service today. More than 150 aircraft were built. In the German Federal Armed Forces jargon, the Skyservant was called the "farmer's eagle" and was regarded as a reliable "workhorse". Turkey received two specially equipped SIGINT aircraft with the code name of 'Anadolou' as well as the normal transport version.
The Dornier Do-28 was used by the German Navy primarily as a transport for people and material needed on the bases all over Germany. Later two of them were converted into pollution control planes which were send out to patrol the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to search for oil illegally pored into the oceans.
All of the German Navy Do's were based at Kiel NAS and served with the Naval Air Wing 5.
General characteristics
Crew: 1 or 2 pilots
Capacity: 12 passengers
Length: 11.41 m (37 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 15.55 m (51 ft)
Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 29 m² (312 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,328 kg (5,132 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,647 kg (8,040 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 4,350 kg (9,590 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Lycoming IGSO-540-A1E 6-cylinder piston engine, 285 kW (380 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 323 km/h (175 kn, 201 mph)
Cruise speed: 306 km/h (165 kn, 190 mph)
Range: 1,050 km (567 nmi, 652 mi)
Service ceiling: 7,680 m (25,200 ft)
Rate of climb: 5 .8 m/s (1,160 ft/min)
Original FS98 model creator: Markus Buensen.
All reworked to CFS1 with new textures, damage profile and moving parts: Edmundo Abad 2010.
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This virtual model represent the Marineflieger Dornier Do 28D-2 # 59+10, Naval Air Wing 5.
Special thanks to Christian Maas for his excellent tool Hex-editor XVI32 and Chuck Dome by his MDL file viewer. Without their tools, I might not have been able to assign new textures to the original model.
I have included new textures, moving parts and damage profile for use with CFS1, with ficcional armament of windows machine guns, rockets and bombs.
To open cargo door, set full spoilers ("Ç" key on latin keyboard).
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Installation CFS
1. Unzip to Temporaly directory "do28D.zip".
2. Copy "do28D" folder to X:\CFS\aircraft directory.
3. Copy "gauges" folder to X:\CFS\gauges directory.
