Dakota Roo Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) I was pleased as punch to find out that an interested investor (Viking Aircraft) had acquired all the de Havilland Canada rights from Boeing and they were intent on restarting production on the Twin Otter. One of my favorites, resurrected. Now, I find that Dornier has reemerged as Dornier Seaplane and has a prototype of a 14-20 passenger composite seaplane they are planning on producing in Quebec. Have you seen the Seastar? Wow...a beauty. Twin engine turboprop, push-pull. It looks a LOT like the Do-18G. It looks as though the Dornier seaplane legacy has been revived after the original was swallowed up in the corporate conglomeration and digested. Yay! So...How long until we get a decent injected Dornier Seastar kit? In 1/72, of course. Edited July 3, 2013 by Dakota Roo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.C. Bahr Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Neat! Was not aware of that bird. Somebody needs to do a retro WW II style paint job on one... :D/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Turbine Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 That thing has been around for quite awhile and I sort of thought the project had died out.They also put together something I believed they called the DO-24T with 3 PT-6s, what happened to it I wonder? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota Roo Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) That thing has been around for quite awhile and I sort of thought the project had died out.They also put together something I believed they called the DO-24T with 3 PT-6s, what happened to it I wonder? Oh, yeah... It's still out there. It's the Dornier Do-24 ATT. It is owned by Iren Dornier, grandson of the founder, Claude Dornier. I understand it spends most of its time island hopping around the South China Sea on errands for UNICEF. It's a gorgeous craft, even after all these years. Of course, it has gotten extraordinary care and upkeep. ETA: It looks like these days it is in and around the Dornier Museum at Lake Constance, in or near Friedrichshafen, Germany. Edited July 16, 2013 by Dakota Roo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota Roo Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 Well...a little off the Dornier line, but in the same vein, this little something kinda strikes me as the Republic Seabee in a modern incarnation: It's the SEAMAX. It looks fun to me. Sorry, no known kits. I guess I can hope that Piaggio will introduce an updated Royal Gull (P-136). That'd be a hattrick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Turbine Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) I just ran into a video it was at a show in Switzerland. I thought it may still have some DO-24 metal in there,NO? Edited July 16, 2013 by Bad Turbine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Turbine Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Thank you Mr Roo. That link was a real pleasure for me as that craft is still spreading the word ,that the sea plane is/was the greatest form of aviation.CLASSY. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota Roo Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) Oh, my pleasure...I think so, too. Those Dorniers,they know how to do 'classy'. The Do-24 ATT and now the Seastar....beautiful, 'classy' craft,IMBO. Yeah, baby... Edited July 16, 2013 by Dakota Roo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota Roo Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 The ATT: Whoa, mama! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Turbine Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 That is sooo Fu%$#in great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 In 2003 the Do-24ATT was flown to the Philippines to be used as a high end island hopper. At the time several aviation mags had write-ups about a world tour it completed before settling in the land of 7,000 islands. Wayne Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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