Donnalley Aerospace

Donnalley Aerospace is a Salidan aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1952 by Peter Donnalley. It is the only aircraft manufacturer in Salide and employs 2,370 people. It's biggest selling aircraft is the Donnalley DT-6 Iolaire Business Jet, with over 790 aircraft being sold to civil and military operators alike.

Facilities

• Tramor, Salide - main manufacturing plant
• Fort Worth, Texas - North America manufacturing plant
• Napoli, Italy - maintenance/overhaul facility
• Chennai, India - Indian manufacturing plant, 50/50 partnership with Mahindra Aerospace
• Kempton Park, South Africa - m/o facility
• Adelaide, Australia - m/o facility

Fixed-wing Aircraft

DT-3 Corporra

The DT-3 is a class of single and dual engined propeller driven light business aircraft, which were first built in 1976. The DT-3 are three-surface aircraft, with a small wing on the nose, a straight centre wing, and a Y-tail empennage. The single engined aircraft, designated as DT-3a1, the engine is located inside the rearmost part of the fuselage in a pusher configuration. The engine is a turboprop engine with a dual airscoop located on either side of the fuselage, just behind the main wing. The dual engined aircraft, designated DT-3b2 places the turboprops on the wings, again in a pusher configuration.

Both aircraft share the same fuselage, the difference with the single engine being the air scoop and the additional reinforcement for the engine. The wing tips and wing roots are also the same, with the twin engine aircraft

Though unique in their design, both configurations of aircraft gained a popular following and are still flying today. While production stopped in 1998, older models are being upgraded with new propellers, avionics, and winglets to increase efficiency and reduce noise.

In 2018, Donnalley announced they were revisiting the DT-3 design and updating it for aerodynamic and fuel efficiency, and would once again produce a single and dual engine variant, starting in 2022. These new models would be designated DT-3c1 and c2.

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DT-5 Muileid

A large bush-aircraft, similar to a DHC-5. While a good and robust design, sales did not achieve their expectation, with only 42 being built, of which 12 were for the Royal Salidan Air Corps and 6 for the Salidan Coast Guard.

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DT-6 Iolair

The DT-6 is a 4-9 seat light business jet, similar in specifications and performance to the Cessna Citation 525 series. The first flight was in 1991. Nearly 800 aircraft have been sold to civil and military operators alike.

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DT-7 Seavag

The DT-7 is a jet trainer and aerobatic jet that has 70% parts commonality with the earlier DT-6. The DT-7's first flight was in 1994 and a contract was awarded for 24 to be built for the Royal Salidan Air Force. It is comparable to the Cessna 526 CitationJet.

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DT-8

The DT-8 is a license produced version of the Pilatus PC-7. DT-8a is a two seat trainer, DT-8b is a single seat. DT-8c was later developed with upgraded hardware and engine, similar to that of the Pilatus PC-9.

DT-9

The DT-9

DT-11

Pilatus PC-12

Rotorcraft

GH-2 Gyrodyne

First built in 1953, the GH-2 Gyrodyne is a 5 seat aircraft

Similar to McDonnell XV-1

GH-3 Gyrodyne

Utility Helicopter (Icebreakers)

GH-4 Gyrodyne

Fairey Rotodyne