Fairchild Dornier 728: The Plane That Never Flew

The Fairchild Dornier 728 program had ambitions of dominating the regional jet market. With the aging DC-9 as well as low supply from other regional aircraft manufacturers (except for Bombardier CRJ Series) the program showed great potential. If the program had such a promise, why did it fail?

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“Fairchild Dornier 728 Jet Rollout.” Geger Astina, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViPvKhfpLbo
“Dornier 328JET - Takeoff & Landing.” 235FireFly, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdyYgWFha0A
“Embraer E-Jet - designed to gain the market supremacy.” Skyships Eng, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWHMqVYLQgY
“Fairchild Dornier.” Max Paul Productions, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkOelvqefLs

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