Dornier Seaplane Company Seastar CD2 at KBTV, Burlington, VT

This plane was at the FBO when I landed at Burlington, VT. If I would have gotten in an hour earlier I could have checked out the inside but they were just firing up as I was taxiing in. I got a little video of them firing up. I dig the push/pull PT6's. Here's the specs...

D-ISEA Dornier Seaplane Company Seastar CD2

The Dornier Seastar is a turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft built largely of composite materials. Developed by Claudius Dornier of Germany, it first flew in 1985. The design is owned by Claudius Dornier's son, Conrado, who founded Dornier Seawings AG (now Dornier Seaplane Company) to continue work on the project.

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 Do 18 of the 1930s.

General characteristics

Crew: One or two
Capacity: 12 passengers
Length: 12.46 m (40 ft 10½ in)
Wingspan: 15.50 m (50 ft 10¼ in)
Height: 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 28.48 m² (306.6 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)
Gross weight: 4,200 kg (9,259 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112, 373 kW (500 hp) each each
Performance

Cruising speed: 341 km/h (212 mph)
Stall speed: 115 km/h (72 mph)
Range: 1,850 km (1,150 miles)
Endurance: 9[3] hours 12 min
Service ceiling: 8,535 m (28,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 8.0 m/s (1,575 ft/min)
Takeoff Distance to 15 m (50 ft): 410 m (1,345 ft)
Landing Distance from 15 m (50 ft) (on land): 480 m (1,575 ft)

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[Amir14Ameero]

should i say, this is Malaysian made?