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Dornier Seawings Seastar
The Dornier Seawings Seastar is a turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft built largely of composite materials. Developed by Dornier GmbH from Germany, it first flew in 1985, though a lack of customers forced the cancellation of the project in 1991. The design was then purchased by Claudius Dornier's son, Conrado, who founded a new venture to continue work. As of 2004, the firm was still seeking investors.
The Seastar is a parasol wing flying boat, with its two engines mounted in a single nacelle over the wings in a push-pull configuration. In general layout, it strongly resembles Dornier's celebrated Do 18 of the 1930s.
Specifications (CD-2 Seastar)
General characteristics
- Crew: two
- Capacity: 12 passengers
- Length: 12.90 m (42 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 17.74 m (58 ft 2 in)
- Height: 5.28 m (17 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 28.5 m² (307 ft²)
- Empty: 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)
- Loaded: kg ( lb)
- Maximum takeoff: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A turboprops, 650 shp (485 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 335 km/h (209 mph)
- Range: 1,740 km (1,085 miles)
- Service ceiling: 8,535 m (28,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 480 m/min (1,574 ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass:
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