Dornier's New SeaStar Inline Twin Turboprop Seaplane
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No thanks, I'll take a turbo Mallard any day of the week.
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Nice comeback
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I suppose I will stick to the G-21G, or Albatross for a few million dollars less. Not worth it.
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this thing is not pressurized ....lame..
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Classic supply-side failure. Sink millions into an aircraft and pray for a few sales to global plutocrats. How many thousands of serfs will get laid off for each SeaStar?
A little Demand-Side sanity would yield up a much more affordable mass production aircraft that could have much larger production runs
As I mentioned previously, a VFR four-seater with tandem Lyc IO-360's should be the starting platform. Not this shameless appeal to Saudi princes and globalist tycoons living on private islands!
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@InfiniteMushroom you articulated my thoughts exactly. A centrelined twin 540 baby Seastar would be great...
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Wow... I had no Idea it was like that. Well I guess that the Albatross is gonna get an upgrade to turbo-props.
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@RippR101 Actually, it's said that jet fuel is more common than AvGas, and in some markets it's AvGas that's not available. There is research going on into making spark ignition engines run on "heavy fuels" such as Jet A and JP4. Largest interested party is the military, of course, as they wold love to be able to run everything they operate on one fuel (JP4 I think) for logistical purposes.
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I know where there is a Grumman Albatross that has been completely restored and meticulously maintained for 1million and another one for 1.5 million that has a custom interior for 14 in luxury. I just can't justify spending 6 mil for a plane that requires specialty fuel when the Albatross runs on pump gas. Think about where you want to go and the resources available to you once you are there. You just might get there and find out they got no juice to get home on.
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Actually this concept has been around for at least 20 years. I remember dornier themselves were going to make on of these at least 20 years ago. It finally looks like its going to happen.
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The concept looks awesome but Dornier needs to consider markets other than government and giant corporations. Perhaps a smaller version featuring tandem Lycoming IO-540's could be offered for buyers who don't have the deep pockets of government or transnational corporations.
A bare bones four-passenger version with tandem Lycoming IO-360's would be popular in Canada and Alaska. Those DHC2 Beavers are over 50 years old and won't last forever!
InfiniteMushroom 2 years ago 5
gee, would have been nice to see more of the airplane instead of the talking heads - you made exciting news boring
MagicTimeVideos 2 years ago 4