Dornier Seawings Adds Light Sport Seaplane to Its Lineup

The DS-2C joins the CD2 Seastar twin turboprop in the company’s return to the flying boat scene.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 03:54 PM ET

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Dornier Seawings' top-line project in the advanced air mobility space is the DS-2C-X-eVTOL amphibious light jet. [Courtesy Dornier Seawings]

Key Takeaways:

Dornier Seawings has acquired the Flywhale FW650 assets, rebranding the two-seat light sport seaplane as the Dornier DS-2C.
The DS-2C expands Dornier Seawings' product portfolio of amphibious aircraft, joining its main project, the Dornier Seastar CD2 twin-turboprop amphibian, to revive the Dornier flying boat tradition.
The company plans to leverage lessons from the DS-2C for a future eVTOL amphibious light jet, and Dornier Seawings is a joint venture with two state-owned Chinese entities.

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Dornier Seawings has gone all in on its plans to launch a line of amphibious aircraft with the announcement Wednesday that it has acquired the Flywhale FW650 assets from Uniplanes GmbH.

The light sport seaplane joins Dornier Seawings’ main project, the Dornier Seastar CD2 inline twin-turboprop amphibian.