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

This 1959 Dornier DO 27 B-3, registration D-EDFL, serial number 392, is a utility-category aircraft now offered at auction with a starting bid of $110,000 and a 5% buyer premium. The airframe shows 3,698 total hours, and its Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 engine has just 39 hours since a factory overhaul performed in 2025 by Flugmotoren Daschsel GmbH, against a 1,400-hour TBO. The propeller, an HC-82V, has 230 hours since overhaul against a 1,500-hour TBO, and a five-year LTA inspection was completed in 2022. The seller states the aircraft has no incident history, has been hangar kept, and is maintained above German and EU requirements.

The DO 27 B-3...

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, Aerial Surveying, Skydiving, Utility

Useful Load: 1,322 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: Includes military logbooks

Avionics

Audio

Flightcom 406 intercom

GPS

Garmin GNC 255A - VHF-Nav/GS GNC

ADSB

Garmin GTX 330 - Mode S Transponder

EMS

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

Additional Equipment

ELT

Kannad 405AF - ELT

Directional Gyro

Bendix King KG-102A - Directional Gyro with unit Compass System)

HSI

Bendix King KI-525A - HSI

RMI

Bendix King KI-229 - RMI

Encoder

ACK A-30 - ACK Encoder

Bench Seat

Additional bench seat for 6 seat operation

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)

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.