A DHC-6 Twin Otter Resurrection?

[MrBrant 0]

how many loads before it has to fuel

[diablopilot 2]

How many DZ's do you know of that are operating and original 100 or 200 series? Most have upgraded them to 300 series standards, and that costs money.

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[Praetorian 1]

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By the way. The D328 would probably make it to 13.5 in about 10 minutes and take about 5 minutes to descend.
For extra credit. How many loads is that per hour?

No calculators please. That's cheating.

well not including fueling and load/jump run I'd say thats 4per hour, but with fuel and load/jumprun I'd say 3 per hour more like 7 every 2 hrs next questions 1 or 2 pilots (whats its gross weight)
how many per load just to turn the thing?
if the exit is rear only is that gonna be as useful as a large otter side door? or more like the 727 single file thing

ohohoh and they have retractable gear too ... big insurance BUMB

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[TomSpoon 4]

The Dornier would take a payload of 8135 pounds or aproximitely 40 jumpers to 13.5 in about 10 minutes. while buning about 1800#s per hour or 270 gallons

That's about four loads per flight hour.

Assuming $20 per jump That's a Potential gross revenue of aproximately $3200 per flight hour.

2 pilots

MTOW 30,843 pounds

The baggage door is just somewhat smaller than a twin otter. Three floaters outside would work.Though jump runs would be pretty fast and they'd realy have to hang on. Here's a pic.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1001388&WxsIERv=Snvepuvyq%20Qbeavre%20328-110&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=Jrypbzr%20Nve&QtODMg=Vaafoehpx%20-%20Xenarovggra%20%28VAA%20%2F%20YBJV%29&ERDLTkt=Nhfgevn&ktODMp=Wnahnel%205%2C%202006&BP=1&WNEb25u=Cuvyvccr%20Onyyrefgrqg&xsIERvdWdsY=BR-TOO&MgTUQtODMgKE=Qhevat%20obneqvat.%20Guvf%20bar%20unq%20gb%20jnvg%20n%20srj%20zvahgrf%20sbe%20gur%20pbaarpgvat%20cynar%20sebz%20Jrypbzr%20Nve.%20Nf%20fbba%20nf%20gur%20cynar%20ynaqrq%2C%20gur%20cnffratref%20yvggrenyl%20jnyxrq%20sebz%20bar%20nvepensg%20gb%20gur%20bgure%20ba%20gur%20gneznp.%20Qbbef%20pybfrq%2C%20naq%20gnxrbss%21%20Gung%27f%20jung%20V%20pnyy%20dhvpx%20genafvg%21&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=1167&NEb25uZWxs=2006-02-10%2020%3A42%3A08&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=3078&static=yes&width=1200&height=812&sok=JURER%20%20%28nvepensg_trarevp%20%3D%20%27Qbeavre%20328%27%20BE%20nvepensg_trarevp%20%3D%20%27Snvepuvyq%20Qbeavre%20328%27%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=49&prev_id=1002230&next_id=1001311

It's doable.

One big problem is the dornier is an orphan.

Fairchild Dornier is bankrupt.

That might make it difficult to get approval for the mods it would need.

[skyberdyber 0]

You guys got it all wrong, screw the 328 turboprop. Let's do 14,000 feet in 4 minutes in the Dornier Jet! There were a bunch in receivership a couple of years back in Germany. Still 6 million bucks, but man how cool woul that be. A semi-practical jump jet.

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[MrBrant 0]

hehe - jump jet


although i'd like to see somebody try to hit the tail on that 328

[TomSpoon 4]

Skyberdyber is right. Probably about 6 minutes to altitude though.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0992669&WxsIERv=Snvepuvyq%20Qbeavre%20328WRG-300&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=Jrypbzr%20Nve&QtODMg=Vaafoehpx%20-%20Xenarovggra%20%28VAA%20%2F%20YBJV%29&ERDLTkt=Nhfgevn&ktODMp=Qrprzore%2031%2C%202005&BP=1&WNEb25u=Fira%20Qr%20Orirer&xsIERvdWdsY=BR-YWE&MgTUQtODMgKE=&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=602&NEb25uZWxs=2006-01-22%2008%3A00%3A09&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=3213&static=yes&width=1024&height=694&sok=JURER%20%20%28nvepensg_trarevp%20%3D%20%27Qbeavre%20328%27%20BE%20nvepensg_trarevp%20%3D%20%27Snvepuvyq%20Qbeavre%20328%27%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=71&prev_id=0993337&next_id=0992450

[gemini 0]

Anybody got any idea what the maintainance per hour runs?

Blue skies,

Jim

[AndyMan 7]

If you're going to go that big, why not a Dash 8?

There's got to be plenty of older ones being given up by comuter airlines looking to upgrade to CRJ's ?

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[jumpwally 0]

Yeah thats too bad,,,I always wondered what the business model is for letting phased out prop planes sit around,,its costing somebody something and why wouldnt they want them off the balance sheet....?oh well,,,not for me to decide, but it does climb like a motha

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[TomSpoon 4]

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Anybody got any idea what the maintainance per hour runs?

I'd guestimate total operating cost for the 328TP at around $1800 per hour

The jet would be somewhat higher due to fuel burn and the fact they cost about 4 million more.

You don't have to buy one.

Just convince the leasing company to give you a per hour rate for 10 days or so during the convention rather than let the thing sit in the desert.

Don Kirlin are you listening?

[TomSpoon 4]

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If you're going to go that big, why not a Dash 8?

There's got to be plenty of older ones being given up by comuter airlines looking to upgrade to CRJ's ?

_Am

The Dash 8 100 is just a big twin otter.

Not much larger than the Dornier [37 versus 33 passengers] and it has smaller engines.

It would make a great jump ship but no big attraction.

[diverdriver 6]

I doubt you can get it certified for flight with the cargo door off. And I don't think the door was wider than an otter door. However, it would fly a perfect jump run on its own if programed correctly. The DO328 is a smart plane. I flew the TP for just over a year. It's an awesome performer. And I had one single engine event in flight. It was a non-event.

Drawbacks: Side exit not much bigger than what is available now. High cost of hourly operation. Certification. Two pilots required. No-demand for aircraft that large on a regular basis.

Chris Schindler
www.diverdriver.com
ATP/D-19012
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[TomSpoon 4]

Dornier 328 jet for sale cheap!

Only 3.7 million

http://www.controller.com/listings/forsale/detail.asp?OHID=1093876&guid=A04AD4608C4C40BC8B1E42A978412F45


Someone go tell Don to get his checkbbook.