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3 unusual facts about Dornier


Dornier

Claudius Dornier (1884-1969), German aircraft designer and builder

Dornier Consulting, international consulting and project management company

Dornier Flugzeugwerke, German aircraft manufacturer founded in 1914 by Claudius Dornier


Christian Dornier

Christian Dornier (born c. 1958) is a French mass murderer, who shot to death his sister and mother and wounded his father with a 12-gauge double-barrelled shotgun at their farm on July 12, 1989, afterwards driving through the village of Luxiol and the adjacent area, shooting people at random.

Dornier was kept under heavy guard in a hospital in Besançon, to make sure he did not escape, as well as for his own protection, since locals had uttered threats against him.

Dornier 328

The resulting firm, named Fairchild-Dornier, manufactured the 328 family in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, conducted sales from San Antonio, Texas, United States, and supported the product line from both locations.

Dornier DO-960

The Dornier DO-960 was a hybrid computer designed for the Dornier Do 31 experimental VTOL aircraft.

Dornier Rs.I

Claudius Dornier made a distinct impression with Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin while working on the still-born giant civil airship in 1913, who promptly set him up as chief designer of the Zeppelin-Werke at Lindau, responsible for building large patrol flying boats.

Dornier Seastar

In May 2010, Dornier Seaplane announced that it would build the Seastar in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, about half an hour away from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Everest Air

Everest operated scheduled flights with Dornier aircraft to Bhairawa, Bharatpur, Biratnagar, Jomsom, Jumla, Lamidanda, Pokhara, Ramechap and Rumjatar.

Fairchild Aircraft

After the company's takeover of Dornier's civil assets in 1996, the company was renamed Fairchild Dornier.

Fairchild Dornier 728 family

The prototype currently still stands on the former firm area of Dornier in Oberpfaffenhofen.

Fort MacKay/Albian Aerodrome

The runway routinely handles Boeing 737 flights bringing in contract workers to construct Jackpine Mine, in addition to a daily Shell Dornier commuter aircraft from Edmonton and Calgary.

Goa International Airport

Dabolim airbase also hosts exercises by the Indian Air Force's fighter bombers and it has facilities for the Indian Coast Guard which operates a fleet of small aircraft such as Dornier-228s.

Lukla

Weather permitting, twin-engined Dornier and Twin Otters make frequent daylight flights between Lukla and Kathmandu.

Schirmacher Oasis

The area was surveyed by two Dornier hydroplanes, Boreas and Passat one piloted by Richardheinrich Schirmacher who on 3 February 1939, spotted both the oasis and the lake at its centre.

SNECMA Atar 101

By September the team were housed at the Dornier factory at Rickenbach near Lindau on Lake Constance and had largely completed design of the ATAR 101 by October 1945.


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