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Deutsche Aircraft adopts Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE and VR to accelerate D328eco development

Deutsche Aircraft has implemented Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE to create a model‑based digital engineering environment at its Leipzig facility, integrating digital twins and VR (including Apple Vision Pro) to speed development and industrialise production of the D328eco ahead of a targeted late‑2027 entry into service.

Discovered 2026-03-25T02:50:10.174041-07:00 | 2026-03-25T02:50:10.174041-07:00

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  • The move creates a model‑based, digital thread intended to shorten design‑to‑production cycles and support industrialisation of the D328eco, helping meet the programme's targeted late‑2027 entry into service window — see recent coverage of the programme's lifecycle strategy (source:22507e91).

  • Integrating virtual engineering complements the supplier build‑out and lowers integration risk for key systems, tying into recent supplier selections such as the COMTRONIC overhead‑panel contract.

  • The step mirrors a wider industry shift toward software‑defined development, digital twins and advanced manufacturing tools discussed in recent analyses and trials (see Saab/Divergent 3D‑printed fuselage work and Leeham’s review of modern development tools) (source:a694e348) (source:1ec3a942).

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aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com pilootenvliegtuig.nl aero-defence.tech aeromorning.com flugrevue.de Skies Magazine
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