THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - DO 27A
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 1 x 270hp (201kW) Avco Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 flat-fix piston engine
Speed: 227 kph, 141mph mph
Range: 1 100km, 684miles
Seats: 1+5
Length: 9.60m, 31ft 6in
Span: 12.00m, 4.5ft 4.5in
Empty Weight: 1 130kg, 2,491lb
Max T/O Weight: 1 850kg, 4,079lb
Period of Service: 1958 - 1967
Do 27A
Status: Retired
Manufacturer: Dornier
Country of Manufacture: Germany
Role: Utility
The SAAF acquired two Do 27 aircraft (5430 and 5431) in 1958 for evaluation as a possible replacement for the ageing Auster AOP 6 and 9, but the Cessna 185 Skywagon was chosen instead.
5431 was written-off in a crash near Belfast (Eastern Transvaal) on 12 March 1962, while 5430 was subsequently sold in Mozambique in 1967.
The example with the SAAF Museum is a civilian example obtained by the Museum.
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