seastar
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Cockpit

The Seastar cockpit features Honeywell’s state-of-the art Primus® Epic 2.0 avionic suite with advanced vision, communication, navigation, surveillance, air traffic management systems and allows for single-pilot operation.

The Seastar Cockpit Features Include

  • The Seastar’s ergonomically configured flight deck reduces pilot workload by providing a full digital cockpit and electronic checklists. This aircraft is ideally suited for VFR and IFR flights.
  • Four 10″ LCD Displays providing all flight information in an easily readable layout. They are instal­led in one line making a full situational awareness for both, pilot and co-pilot.
  • A fifth independent working backup display provides necessary flight parameters even in the case of an electrical power failure.

The Seastar Cockpit Contains

  • Greatly simplified navigation with graphical flight planning
  • Display of the environment around the aircraft, even in degraded visual environments
  • Safer flights with alerts during taxi, take-off, landing
  • Future growth capabilities relating to enhanced functionalities
Download: Information Brochure – Cockpit

Cabin

The Seastar offers the most versatile and spacious cabin in its class, ensuring passengers a comfortable ride and an enjoyable experience.
The large windows flood the cabin with natural light and offer outstanding visibility to the outside. A large-sized sliding door offers easy access from the cabin to the baggage compartment.

VIP Configuration

  • A spacious cabin with generous shoulder and legroom.
  • 6 premium leather seats and lavatory (optional) or
  • 7 premium leather seats without a lavatory
  • Ergonomically designed interior
  • Cabin wide flat floor

VIP Configuration

  • A spacious cabin with generous shoulder and legroom.
  • 6 premium leather seats and lavatory (optional) or
  • 7 premium leather seats without a lavatory
  • Ergonomically designed interior
  • Cabin wide flat floor

9 Seat Corporate Configuration

  • 9 comfortable seats
  • Ergonomically designed interior
  • Cabin wide flat floor
  • Lavatory (optional)

9 Seat Corporate Configuration

  • 9 comfortable seats
  • Ergonomically designed interior
  • Cabin wide flat floor
  • Lavatory (optional)

Ambulance Configuration

  • Most advanced amphibious mission platform
  • Multi versatile mission equipment integration
  • Ergonomically designed interior
  • Cabin wide flat floor

Ambulance Configuration

  • Most advanced amphibious mission platform
  • Multi versatile mission equipment integration
  • Ergonomically designed interior
  • Cabin wide flat floor

Cargo Configurations

The flat floor provides generous space for customized cargo or cabin installations. In a cargo configuration, the plane offers
348 cubic feet of available cargo space with a maximum length for bulk cargo of 17.1 feet.

Mission

The Seastar is a multi-purpose aircraft delivering unmatched versatility at low operating costs. It covers a wide operational range of VIP-transport, commercial, governmental/special
and corporate missions. Just tell us your requirements and we will tailor the Seastar to meet your demands.

VIP Missions

The Seastar is the ultimate amphibian for discerning owners looking for a comfortable and sound performer on water as well as on land, providing you with fast access to yachts, waterfront property, isolated lakes, ocean bays and island coves or just airport to airport connections. Whatever the destination – the Seastar is the safest and most enjoyable way to get there. The executive interior offers ergonomically designed seating and an optional lavatory. A large door allows for easy passenger boarding and cargo loading. In-flight access to bags and luggage complete the exceptional experience of travelling with your personal Seastar.

VIP Missions

The Seastar is the ultimate amphibian for discerning owners looking for a comfortable and sound performer on water as well as on land, providing you with fast access to yachts, waterfront property, isolated lakes, ocean bays and island coves or just airport to airport connections. Whatever the destination – the Seastar is the safest and most enjoyable way to get there. The executive interior offers ergonomically designed seating and an optional lavatory. A large door allows for easy passenger boarding and cargo loading. In-flight access to bags and luggage complete the exceptional experience of travelling with your personal Seastar.

Commercial Missions

Able to operate on water or land, the Seastar provides unforeseen flight opportunities for commercial operators. Its “flying boat” design enables to land in sea states with up to two-foot waves (demonstrated but not limiting). Moreover, due to the Seastar’s ability of using a ramp to transition between water and land, passengers may board the aircraft without the need of an airport. Direct operating costs are significantly lower compared with aircraft of its size, due to higher cruise speeds and significantly reduced maintenance cost.

Commercial Missions

Able to operate on water or land, the Seastar provides unforeseen flight opportunities for commercial operators. Its “flying boat” design enables to land in sea states with up to two-foot waves (demonstrated but not limiting). Moreover, due to the Seastar’s ability of using a ramp to transition between water and land, passengers may board the aircraft without the need of an airport. Direct operating costs are significantly lower compared with aircraft of its size, due to higher cruise speeds and significantly reduced maintenance cost.

Governmental and Special Missions

The Seastar is the ideal aircraft for operations such as coastal surveillance, patrolling, environmental control, fisheries protection, emergency medical services, search and rescue, drug interdiction and disaster relief, to name a few. Used as a multi-role platform the Seastar is able to perform the combined operational tasks usually requiring both air and seaborne assets. This ability to combine asset tasking will produce faster response times, increase operational flexibility and reduce costs in comparison with the use of existing fixed wing, helicopter and seaborne assets.

Governmental and Special Missions

The Seastar is the ideal aircraft for operations such as coastal surveillance, patrolling, environmental control, fisheries protection, emergency medical services, search and rescue, drug interdiction and disaster relief, to name a few. Used as a multi-role platform the Seastar is able to perform the combined operational tasks usually requiring both air and seaborne assets. This ability to combine asset tasking will produce faster response times, increase operational flexibility and reduce costs in comparison with the use of existing fixed wing, helicopter and seaborne assets.

Corporate Missions

With comfortable seating for up to twelve passengers and low direct operating cost (DOC), the Seastar is the best choice for fast transportation and corporate mobility on water and land. It can be configured to fulfil a wide range of special missions.

Corporate Missions

With comfortable seating for up to twelve passengers and low direct operating cost (DOC), the Seastar is the best choice for fast transportation and corporate mobility on water and land. It can be configured to fulfil a wide range of special missions.

Advantages

The engineering principles of the Seastar lead to a series of advantages compared to conventionally designed aircraft. The areas of particular improvement are performance, safety and operating economics when compared to helicopter or conventional aircraft.

Performance

With a maximum cruise speed of 180 KTAS, the Seastar is 40 KTAS faster than its nearest competitor. The powerful Pratt & Whitney PT6A-135A turboprop engines provide Seastar with 1,300 horsepower flat-rated, allowing the aircraft to become airborne quickly with take-off runs of only 2,244ft/684m on land and 3,445ft/1,050m on water (obstacle 35ft/10,67m, MTOW).

Performance

With a maximum cruise speed of 180 KTAS, the Seastar is 40 KTAS faster than its nearest competitor. The powerful Pratt & Whitney PT6A-135A turboprop engines provide Seastar with 1,300 horsepower flat-rated, allowing the aircraft to become airborne quickly with take-off runs of only 2,244ft/684m on land and 3,445ft/1,050m on water (obstacle 35ft/10,67m, MTOW).

Operating Economics

In terms of direct operating costs, the Seastar is the most economical aircraft in its class. The all-composite, corrosion-free boat hull significantly reduces maintenance cost compared to other aircraft. Due to its manufacturing quality and durability, the residual value is poised to be significantly higher than that of metal aircraft.

Operating Economics

In terms of direct operating costs, the Seastar is the most economical aircraft in its class. The all-composite, corrosion-free boat hull significantly reduces maintenance cost compared to other aircraft. Due to its manufacturing quality and durability, the residual value is poised to be significantly higher than that of metal aircraft.

Safety

A main design principle of the Seastar is related to enhanced safety. The aircraft is certified by both EASA and FAA. Equipped with two proven and highly reliable Pratt & Whitney PT6A-135A turboprop engines in tandem configuration, which eliminates the possibility of asymmetric thrust in the event of an engine failure. It offers twin-engine reliability with docile single-engine handling.

The Seastar wing is constructed as a single continuous airfoil structure with a three spar fail-safe design. The same holds for the fuselage: the rigid structure and integrated design results in long structural life and high damage tolerance properties. The “boat hull” is able to cope with rough sea conditions. The Seastar design results in docile flying characteristics with a stall speed of only 66 KCAS in the landing configuration (land).

Safety

A main design principle of the Seastar is related to enhanced safety. The aircraft is certified by both EASA and FAA. Equipped with two proven and highly reliable Pratt & Whitney PT6A-135A turboprop engines in tandem configuration, which eliminates the possibility of asymmetric thrust in the event of an engine failure. It offers twin-engine reliability with docile single-engine handling.

structure with a three spar fail-safe design. The same holds for the fuselage: the rigid structure and integrated design results in long structural life and high damage tolerance properties. The “boat hull” is able to cope with rough sea conditions. The Seastar design results in docile flying characteristics with a stall speed of only 66 KCAS in the landing configuration (land).

Durability

The Seastar was designed in Germany and strictly adheres to Dornier’s high- quality standards. Its all-composite hull is resistant to extreme environments, even when the aircraft is left in saltwater areas. It is resistant and far more durable than conventional aircraft, especially if made from aluminium. The Seastar’s all-composite airframe maintenance concept is “On Condition”. The entire aircraft is certified for 30,000 flying hours after which a special inspection is required for extension.

Durability

The Seastar was designed in Germany and strictly adheres to Dornier’s high- quality standards. Its all-composite hull is resistant to extreme environments, even when the aircraft is left in saltwater areas. It is resistant and far more durable than conventional aircraft, especially if made from aluminium. The Seastar’s all-composite airframe maintenance concept is “On Condition”. The entire aircraft is certified for 30,000 flying hours after which a special inspection is required for extension.

Maintainability / Versatility

Conventionally designed aircraft and helicopters require a high level of time-consuming maintenance. The Seastar was systematically designed to reduce complexity and allows operators to focus on missions. The Seastar is durable in an economical sense, by combining the advantages of performance, efficiency and safety.

Maintainability / Versatility

Conventionally designed aircraft and helicopters require a high level of time-consuming maintenance. The Seastar was systematically designed to reduce complexity and allows operators to focus on missions. The Seastar is durable in an economical sense, by combining the advantages of performance, efficiency and safety.

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Production

Practical and Safe

The composite airframe is constructed of 5 types of glass fibers and 3 types of carbon fibers, layered carefully with calculated thickness and formation.

The material grants the advantage of visual inspection; and the corrosion-resistant structure is carefully incorporated with aluminum mesh to reduce static charging and lightening protection.

Highest Quality Craftsmanship

Dornier Seawings employs in-house composite production and quality inspection of the major airframe components including the wings and fuselage.

The components are elegantly designed, carefully calculated, and precisely manufactured with up to 25 layers of composite materials.

Tech Specs

Detailed Specifications*
Imperial Metric
Engines
Manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney
Model PT6A-135A PT6A-135A
Shaft Horsepower per Engine 650 (Flat Rated) SHP 650 (Flat Rated) SHP
Time between overhaul 3600 hrs 3600 hrs
Propellers
Manufacturer MT Propeller MT Propeller
Number of Blades 5 5
Dimensions
Wing Span 58.20 ft 17.74 m
Length 41.67 ft 12.70 m
Height 15.52 ft 4.73 m
Wing Area 329.38 sq ft 30.60 sq m
Wheel Base 13.62 ft 4.15 m
Wheel Track 8.96 ft 2.73 m
Cabin Length 13.12 ft 4.00 m
Cabin Height 4.53 ft 1.38 m
Cabin Width 5.35 ft 1.63 m
Cabin Volume 347.20 cu ft 9.86 cu m
Baggage Volume 56.56 cu ft 1.63 cu m
Accomodations
Crew Seats (One Pilot Required) 2 2
Passenger Seats 0 – 9 0 – 9
Design Weight and Capacities
Maximum Ramp Weight 11351 lb 5150 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight 11240 lb 5100 kg
Approx. Useful Load 2865 lb 1300 kg
Baggage Capacity 397 lb 180 kg
Maximum Landing Weight – Land 10689 lb 4850 kg
Maximum Landing Weight – Water 11020 lb 5000 kg
Fuel Capacity
Usable 363 US Gallon 1375 l
Speeds
Maximum Cruise Speed (MTOW FL100) 180 KTAS 333 km/h
Stall Speed (landing configuration) 66 KCAS 120 km/h
Rate of climb @ Sea Level, ISA, MTOW
Two engines 1079 ft/min 329 mpm
Single Engine 392 ft/min 120 mpm
Performance
Maximum Operating Altitude 15000 ft 4573 m
Maximum Range
(2 Crew, FL150, VFR Reserve, Max Range Power Setting)		 900 nm 1667 km
Take Off Distance Sea Level, ISA, MTOW
Land (35 ft Obstacle) 2244 ft 684 m
Water (35 ft Obstacle) 3445 ft 1050 m
Landing Distance Sea Level, ISA, MLW
Land (50 ft Obstacle) 2621 ft 799 m
Water (50 ft Obstacle) 2795 ft 852 m
Sea State
(maximum demonstrated but not limiting)		 2 ft 0.6 m
Operation
Provisions for Single Pilot Operation IFR Yes Yes

*PRELIMINARY DESIGN DATA; All data and information’s published within this Website are preliminary and subject to change without any notice. Performance data is based on the standard Seastar configuration, operating in International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) conditions with zero wind. Takeoff and landing field lengths are based on a level, hard surface and dry runway.

 

Seastar Range - WUXI**

Seastar Range - Oberpfaffenhofen**

**Conditions: ISA, Cruise at 15,000 ft, 1 Crew, Takeoff and Landing at Sea Level, VFR Reserve, Corporate Configuration (9 Seats)

Detailed Specifications*
Engines
Manufacturer Pratt & Whitney
Model PT6A-135A
Shaft Horsepower per Engine 650 (Flat Rated) SHP
Time between overhaul 3600 hrs
Propellers
Manufacturer MT Propeller
Number of Blades 5
Dimensions
Wing Span 58.20 ft
Length 41.67 ft
Height 15.52 ft
Wing Area 329.38 sq ft
Wheel Base 13.62 ft
Wheel Track 8.96 ft
Cabin Length 13.12 ft
Cabin Height 4.53 ft
Cabin Width 5.35 ft
Cabin Volume 347.20 cu ft
Baggage Volume 56.56 cu ft
Accomodations
Crew Seats (One Pilot Required) 2
0 – 12
Design Weight and Capacities
Maximum Ramp Weight 11351 lb
11240 lb
Approx. Useful Load 2865 lb
397 lb
10689 lb
Maximum Landing Weight – Water 11020 lb
Fuel Capacity
Usable 363 US Gallon
Speeds
Maximum Cruise Speed (MTOW FL100) 180 KTAS
Stall Speed (landing configuration) 66 KCAS
Rate of climb @ Sea Level, ISA, MTOW
Two engines 1079 ft/min
Single Engine 392 ft/min
Performance
Maximum Operating Altitude 15000 ft
Maximum Range
(2 Crew, FL150, VFR Reserve, Max Range Power Setting)		 900 nm
Take Off Distance Sea Level, ISA, MTOW
Land (35 ft Obstacle) 2244 ft
Water (35 ft Obstacle) 3445 ft
Landing Distance Sea Level, ISA, MLW
Land (50 ft Obstacle) 2621 ft
Water (50 ft Obstacle) 2795 ft
Sea State
(maximum demonstrated but not limiting)		 2 ft
Operation
Provisions for Single Pilot Operation IFR Yes

*PRELIMINARY DESIGN DATA; All data and information’s published within this Website are preliminary and subject to change without any notice. Performance data is based on the standard Seastar configuration, operating in International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) conditions with zero wind. Takeoff and landing field lengths are based on a level, hard surface and dry runway.

Seastar Range - WUXI**

Seastar Range - Oberpfaffenhofen**

**Conditions: ISA, Cruise at 15,000 ft, 1 Crew, Takeoff and Landing at Sea Level, VFR Reserve, Corporate Configuration (9 Seats)

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