DLR DO 228-212 research aircraft: D-CFFU
DLR DO 228-212 research aircraft: D-CFFU
The DLR DO 228-212 research aircraft (registration D-CFFU) is robust, reliable and specially modified for extensive scientific payloads. It serves as a measurement and test platform in particular for remote sensing, Earth observation and transport research, as well as for testing innovative radar systems. Its two powerful turboprop engines also allow operations from unpaved runways. The DO 228-212 D-CFFU is operated by the DLR Flight Experiments facility in Oberpfaffenhofen.