Diamond DA62

DA52 and DA62
Diamond DA52 prototype on its maiden flight, 3 April 2012, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Role Twin engine light aircraft
National origin Austria
Manufacturer Diamond Aircraft Industries
First flight 3 April 2012
Introduction March 2012
Status In production (DA 62) (November 2015)[1]
Unit cost
US$1.3M (2016)[2]
Developed from Diamond DA50

The Diamond DA62 is a five to seven seat, twin-engined light aircraft produced by Diamond Aircraft Industries and first announced in March 2012.[3][4][5]

The prototype, designated as the DA52, first flew on 3 April 2012 after six months of development.[4][6] In June 2014 it was announced the production aircraft would be designated the DA62.[7][8]

Design and development

The DA62 development team is headed by Diamond managing director Manfred Zipper. It is based upon the fuselage of the Diamond DA50, but with two Austro AE300 diesel engines burning Jet-A fuel. Company CEO Christian Dries indicated that the engines may be replaced with turboprops.[3][6]

In flying the prototype from Diamond's Wiener Neustadt plant to the AERO Friedrichshafen 2012 show the aircraft achieved 16.6 mpg fuel efficiency, the result of improvements in cooling drag and aerodynamic drag made during its development.[9]

The company originally intended to have the aircraft available for sale in July 2013 and expected to offer fly-by-wire controls as an option by 2014, but development was delayed and those dates were not met.[4][5] The DA62 was EASA-certified on 16 April 2015.[10][11] American Federal Aviation Administration certification was received on 23 February 2016[12] [13] The FAA certification came ten months after the EASA certification.[12]

In April 2016 Diamond CEO Christian Dries reported that demand for the DA62 from private owners was strong and that production would be increased to 60-62 airplanes a year. A special version with an additional baggage belly pod was under consideration for the air taxi market.[2]

Variants

DA52
Prototype, two built.
DA62
Five-seven seat production variant with an extra third window and larger horizontal stabilizer.[8][14]

Specifications (DA62)

Data from Air International[15]

General characteristics

Performance


References

  1. ↑ Diamond Aircraft Industries. "Single Engine Aircraft". diamond-air.at. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Aero: Diamond Says Strong Demand For DA62". avweb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Bertorelli, Paul (17 March 2012). "At Aero, More New Stuff From Diamond". AVweb. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Diamond Aircraft (3 April 2012). "Erstflug der neuen DA52 von Diamond Aircraft". Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  5. 1 2 Pew, Glenn (20 April 2012). "Diamond Shares DA52 Maiden Flight Stats". AVweb. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  6. 1 2 Bertorelli, Paul (3 April 2012). "Diamond Flies Its New DA52". AVweb. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Reed Business Information Limited. "Diamond's top-of-the-range DA52 becomes DA62". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. 1 2 AVweb Staff (4 June 2014). "Diamond Renames The DA52 The DA62". AVWeb. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Bertorelli, Paul (18 April 2012). "Diamond's DA52 A Centerpiece". AVweb. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  10. ↑ Grady, Mary (16 April 2015). "Diamond DA62 Twin Now EASA-Certified". avweb.com. Aviation Publishing Group. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Diamond Aircraft DA62 receives EASA Certification". Diamond Aircraft. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  12. 1 2 "New Diamond Twin Snags FAA Certification". Flying Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  13. ↑ "Diamond DA62 FAA Certified!" Diamond Aircraft Industries Retrieved 2016-2-26
  14. ↑ "Five-Seat Diamond DA-62 Twin Revealed". 1 March 2015.
  15. ↑ Unwin, An Austrian Gem, Air International August 2015, p. 72.
  16. 1 2 "DA62 - More of the Best". Diamond Aircraft. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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