Mission Effectiveness
Aircraft Performance

The Dornier 328Jet is the ideal design for Special Missions operations requiring a mid-sized transport.

Performance Features

• Turbofan Performance - Provides turboprop efficiency and jet performance to address the extreme operational requirements mandated by Special Missions users
• Range - Up to 2,400 NM with available extended range fuel tanks
• Useable Payload - Up to 8,600 lbs / 3901 kg, depending on mission equipment
• Station Time - More than 6.5 hours at 200 NM from base
• Take-Off and Landing / Balanced Field - Capable of tactical operations from 3,600 ft / 1,100 m airfields at Max Take-off / Max Landing Weight
• Accelerated Departure and Approach Profiles - Provides increased survivability in high-threat environments
• Quick Turn Times - Less than 20 minutes with single-point refueling, multiple access doors and an integrated APU
• High jet speed provides fast accessibility and higher flexibility, therefore more efficiency

Design Features

• Digital Aircraft Systems - Includes Primus 2000 fully integrated glass cockpit system, FADEC and a worldwide, wireless Data Transmission Unit (DTU) for highly automated system fault detection and dissemination
• Large Cockpit Windows (2.06m ²/22.18 ft²) - Enables more effective visual target acquisition and easier target retention
• Airframe Architecture - Suitable for the installation of current generation countermeasures and self-protect systems
• High Wing - Minimizes engine FOD, provides greater clearances for GSE, facilitates the installation and operation of external stores, eliminates obstructions to sensors and optimizes visual search
• Low Fuselage - Facilitates the installation of external stores and mission systems while maintaining adequate ground clearance
• Efficient Cabin Access - Four standard doors with maximum sill height of 48" eliminate the requirement for specialized GSE as well as a cockpit-located crew escape hatch
• Large Cabin Volume - 1,410ft ³ /39.90m ³ (6.2ft/1.9m high; 7.2ft/2.18m wide; 42.5ft/12.96m length)
• Performance Enhancing Cabin Environment - Pressurized (6.9 cabin differential) with the lowest (75.5db) internal noise signature in class without the structural and crew fatigue induced by turboprop vibrations
• Modular Interior Layout - Operator consoles, equipment racks, etc. can be easily installed and reconfigured to meet operational requirements
• Fully Redundant Flight Control Systems - Provide enhanced survivability
• Extensive Corrosion Treatment - Demonstrated maintainability in maritime and tropical operating environments
• Reduced RCS (Radar Cross Section) - Jet engines and a composite empennage result in lower detection ranges and improved survivability against RF threats when compared to turboprops

Standard Systems

• Honeywell's Primus 2000 Avionics - Capable of digital interface with mission computers/systems, which:
  • Provides a digital interface for stabilization, navigation, ADC information and sensor data to be exchanged between the aircraft and mission systems
  • Reduces upfront, non-recurring costs of integration
    
• Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306B Engine - is an off-the-shelf commercial, fourth generation, high-bypass ratio, fuel-efficient turbofan engine that has:
  • Take-off thrust of 6,050 lbs/12,745kg
  • Worldwide service and global support by United Technologies
  • Fixed hourly operating costs with power-by-the-hour plans
  • Worldwide access to Pratt & Whitney's loaner engine pool
    
• Honeywell APU - Offers total in-field self-sufficiency for:
  • Engine starting
  • Ground cooling of mission equipment
  • Ground cooling of cabin
  • Pre-flight and ground power checks via 400 amps of DC power
    
• Baseline, Multi-source Electrical Power -
  • AC - 2 x 30 KV alternators
  • DC - 3 x 400 amp generators

Optional Systems and Configurations

• Extended Range Fuel Tanks
• HUD
• Unimproved Field Protection
• Cargo Door (LD3 compatible)
• Jump Door
• Night Vision Cockpit / Formation Lights
• Wing and Engine Pylon Provision for External Stores