Fairchild Dornier Envoy 3

The Fairchild Dornier Envoy 3 is a twin turbofan corporate jet developed from the Dornier 328 turboprop regional airliner. Fairchild Dornier launched the programme in February 1997. The Envoy 3 shares the airframe structure and avionics of the 328 but is powered by two Pratt and Whitney Canada PW306B turbofan engines in place of the turboprops. Its cabin seats twelve passengers, with a lavatory at the rear and access to a baggage compartment. The first prototype rolled out at Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich on 6 December 1997 and made its maiden flight in January 1998. The type was certified by the European and United States authorities in July 1999, when the first deliveries began, and production ceased in 2006. One reseller lists a 32-seat shuttle layout. It is a different aircraft from the later Envoy 5, 7 and 9 business versions planned for the 528, 728 and 928 airliners, none of which was built.