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A Dornier 228-100 shows off its high-technology wing which is claimed to reduce drag dramatically compared with conventional mainplane designs. The 228 comes in two versions, 15 passenger -100 and the 19 passenger - 200 model. Both are powered by Garrett AiResearch turboprops and will enter customer service early in 1982 Primary competition will come from the Twin Otter, N24 Nomad, Beech C99, Bandeirante and the Metroliner Jet Charter Airlines of Sydney have been appointed official Dornier sales agents for Australia and the Pacific.
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General aviation aircraft are performing more of Australia’s total air transport tasks. A report released recently by Transport Australia shows that general aviation aircraft flew 82. 4 of every 100 hours flown by civil aircraft during 1979/80. Over the past 10 years, the figure has grown from 727 per 100 hours while hours flown by the airlines have dropped correspondingly from 27. 3 to 17. 6.
Total hours flown by general aviation aircraft during 1979/80 were 1,767,650. Flying training was the biggest sub-sector (346,350 hours or 19. 6% of total hours) followed closely by charter (330,701 hours or 18. 7%), private flying (273,360 hours or 15. 5%), business flying (271,673 hours or 15. 4%) and aerial work (252,834 hours or 14. 3%). Commuter operators followed next (128,110 hours or 7. 2%), then aerial agriculture (123,417 hours or 7%) with test and ferry (41,205 hours or 2. 3%). Over the past ten years, the figures show a fall off in training, private, charter, aerial agriculture and test and ferry flying. Rises were recorded in commuter, business flying and aerial work.
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