1959 Dornier DO 27 B-3Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Rising Star, TX, USA

This 1959 Dornier Do-27 B-3, registration D-EDFL, is a historically significant aircraft with a documented service record that includes post-WWII operations and being piloted by Neil Armstrong. Hangar kept and maintained to standards exceeding German and EU requirements, it has no incident history and a substantial collection of historical documentation and extra parts available for purchase. The airframe has logged 3698 total time, while the Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 engine has just 39 hours since a major overhaul completed in 2025 by Flugmotoren Daschsel GmbH, with a TBO of 1400 hours. The HC-82V propeller has 230 hours since overhaul, a TBO of...

Year: 1959

Make: Dornier

Series: DO 27

Model: DO 27 B-3

Tail #: D-EDFL

Serial #: 392

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Classic / Antique, Military / Warbird, Skydiving, Utility, Aerial Surveying, Recreational

Flight Rules: VFR

Useful Load: 1,349.2 lbs

Seats: 6

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 3,698 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 39 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 230 hrs (SMOH)

Logbook Status: Military logbooks, documented Neil Armstrong history

Inspection Status: Propeller 5 Year LTA Inspection Completed in 2022

Avionics

Comms

Garmin GNC 255A - GNC VHF-Nav/GS, Mode S Transponder

EMS

JPI EDM 730 - JPI Engine Monitor EDM Color Display W/USB Port

Traffic

Garmin GTX 330 - Mode S Transponder (84170348)

Audio

Flightcom 406 - –place Intercom

GPS

Garmin GNC 255A - Bendix King KI-229 (ADF Receiver Currently Not Installed, Wiring Exists for Becker AD 2070)

Transponder

Garmin GTX330 - Mode S Transponder

PFD

Bendix King KI-525A - HSI with KCS55A Compass System

MFD

JPI EDM 730 - JPI Engine Monitor EDM color display w/USB port

ADSB

Garmin GTX330 - Mode S Transponder with ACK Encoder A-30

ADS-B In

Not equipped

Weather

Not equipped

Additional Equipment

Compass System

Bendix King KI-525A - HSI, RMI Directional Gyro with unit Compass System

Encoder

ACK A-30 - ACK Encoder

Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)

ADF receiver currently not installed, wiring exists for Becker AD 2070

Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)

Kannad ELT 405AF

Intercom

Flightcom 406 - –place intercom

Instrument Landing System (ILS)

ILS (G/P currently U/S, probably due to antenna)

Camera Hole

Pilot side camera hole photo window on both sides, front and rear seats, big camera hole facing downwards in the back

USB Ports

USB Ports (2)

Extra Bench Seat

Additional bench seat for 6 seat operation, can be installed or removed

Dual Controls

Dual controls, pilot only brakes

Smoker

Smoker!

Ceramic Coating

Ceramic coated, recently polished

Instruments

Chronometer, Suction Gauge, Vertical Speed Indicator, Air Speed Indicator, Compass, Artificial Horizon, Turn Coordinator, Altimeter, RPM, Oil Pressure, Oil Temperature, Cylinder Head Temp, Fuel Pressure, Volt Meter

Directional Gyro

Bendix King KG 102A - Directional Gyro with Unit (KCS55A Compass System)

Horizontal Situation Indicator

Bendix King KI 525A - HSI

Emergency Locator Transmitter

Kannad ELT 405AF - ELT (284927)

Seats

Additional Bench Seat for 6 Seat Operation, Dual Controls, Pilot Only Brakes

Camera Equipment

Pilot Side Camera Hole, Photo Window on Both Sides, Front and Rear Seats. Big Camera Hole Facing Downwards in the Back. Rear Door Can Open During Flight for Aerial Photography or Skydiving.

Door

Rear door can open during flight for aerial photography or skydiving

ELT

Kannad ELT 405AF

Interior & Exterior

Paint Rating: 9/10

Interior Notes: Grey powder-coated metal, blue fabric seats, a mix of classic and modern instruments

Exterior Notes: White with blue and red stripes, red spinner, tail, and wingtips. Ceramic coated, recently polished, 9/10. Original DLR paint scheme (German Aerospace Research Institute, comparable to NASA). Neil Armstrong's signature decal denoting the historically documented ties to the first man on the moon. Tail number on under side of wings. Black painted belly