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Fairchild Dornier 528

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The Fairchild Dornier 528 was the smallest member of the 728 family of regional jets that Fairchild Dornier planned in the late 1990s, launched alongside the 728 and 928 at the ILA Berlin show on 19 May 1998. It was to seat 55 to 65 passengers and use a fuselage shortened to 23.38 metres, with the wing of the 728. Fairchild Dornier proposed a corporate version under the name Envoy 5. The 528 drew little interest from airlines and was quietly dropped from the family plan, and the whole programme stopped when the company became insolvent in April 2002, so no 528 was ever built or flown.

Facts
Year
1998 1
Significance
Planned as the smallest, 50-passenger member of the Fairchild Dornier regional jet family, due to follow the 728JET into service in 2004. 2
Engine Class
Jet 1
Status
Cancelled 1
Comparison
Body Style
Aircraft (no road body style) 1
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Aviation, Modes
Source Fairchild Dornier 728 family (Wikipedia)

Of Make

Source Fairchild Dornier 728 family (Wikipedia)
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Source Fairchild Dornier 728 family (Wikipedia)Lead, developer
Quote, Lead, developer
was being developed by German-American aviation conglomerate Fairchild Dornier

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Source Fairchild Dornier 728 family (Wikipedia)Design and development, assembly site
Quote, Design and development, assembly site
Assembly of the aircraft was performed at Fairchild Dornier's facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
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1. Fairchild Dornier 728 family (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, body
    The Fairchild Dornier 728/928 family is a series of jet-powered regional airliners
  • Lead, engine
    The Fairchild Dornier 728/928 family is a series of jet-powered regional airliners
  • Design, 528
    the 528 ultimately received little interest from the airlines, leading to it being quietly removed from the family plan
  • Origins, launch
    was launched at the ILA Berlin Aerospace Show (International Aviation and Space Flight Exhibition) in Berlin on 19 May 1998
  • Lead, developer
    was being developed by German-American aviation conglomerate Fairchild Dornier
  • Design and development, assembly site
    Assembly of the aircraft was performed at Fairchild Dornier's facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
  • Of Make: Fairchild Dornier, Lead
    was being developed by German-American aviation conglomerate Fairchild Dornier
  • Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead
    The Fairchild Dornier 728/928 family is a series of jet-powered regional airliners
  • In Group: Short-Range Jet Airliners, Lead
    The Fairchild Dornier 728/928 family is a series of jet-powered regional airliners
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2. GlobalSecurity.org: Fairchild Dornier 528JET / 728JET / 928JET
GlobalSecurity.orgFairchild Dornier 528JET / 728JET / 928JET, family plan
Quote, Fairchild Dornier 528JET / 728JET / 928JET, family plan
This aircraft was to be followed by the 50-passenger 528JET in 2004 and the 100-passenger 928JET in 2005.
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