Diamond DA62
The Diamond DA62 is a five- to seven-seat, twin-engine light aircraft produced by Diamond Aircraft Industries and first announced in March 2012.[4][5][6]
DA52 and DA62 | |
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DA62 | |
Role | Twin engine light aircraft |
National origin | Austria |
Manufacturer | Diamond Aircraft Industries |
First flight | 3 April 2012 |
Introduction | October 2015 |
Status | In production (DA62)[1] |
Produced | 2015-present |
Number built | 120 (April 2019) |
Unit cost | |
Developed from | Diamond DA50 |
The prototype, designated as the DA52, first flew on 3 April 2012 after six months of development.[5][7] In June 2014 it was announced the production aircraft would be designated the DA62.[8][9]
Design and development
The DA62 development team is headed by Diamond managing director Manfred Zipper. It is based upon the fuselage of the single-engine 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.[4][7]
In flying the prototype from Diamond's Wiener Neustadt plant to the 2012 AERO Friedrichshafen aviation trade show, the aircraft achieved 16.6 mpg (14.2 litres/100 km) fuel efficiency, the result of improvements in cooling drag and aerodynamic drag made during its development.[10]
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.[5][6] The DA62 was European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)-certified on 16 April 2015.[11][12] By September 2015, the company was preparing to deliver the first production DA62s to customers the following month and was manufacturing the first aircraft destined for the United States market — the tenth DA52/DA62 to be built and the third production aircraft — for an appearance at that year's National Business Aviation Association Convention in November.[2] American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification was received on 23 February 2016[13][14] The FAA certification came ten months after EASA certification.[13] At the 2016 AERO Friedrichshafen show, Diamond's CEO Christian Dries reported that production would be increased to 60–62 aircraft per year to meet strong demand.[3]
The aircraft is available in two weight versions. The "European" version has five seats and a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 1,999 kilograms (4,407 lb), the "US" version has seven seats and a MTOW of 2,300 kilograms (5,071 lb).[15][16] The lower MTOW of the "European" version is to allow operators to avoid higher weight-based air traffic control user charges.[2] The third row of seating and increased MTOW of the "US" version are available as factory options at extra cost.[15] At the 2016 AERO Friedrichshafen, Christian Dries said a special version with an additional baggage belly pod was under consideration for the air charter market.[3]
By April 2019 more than 120 DA62s had been delivered.[17] Aircraft are built in both Austria and Canada.
Variants
Specifications (DA62)
Data from Air International[19] and Diamond Aircraft website[20]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: up to six passengers
- Length: 9.19 m (30 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 14.55 m (47 ft 9 in)
- Height: 2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 17.10 m2 (184.1 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,570 kg (3,461 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 326 litres (72 imp gal; 86 US gal)
- Powerplant: 2 × Austro AE330 turbocharged 2.0 liter diesel aircraft engines, 134 kW (180 hp) each
- Propellers: 3-bladed MT propeller MTV-6-R-C-F/CF 194-80[20]
Performance
- Maximum speed: 356 km/h (221 mph, 192 kn) True Air Speed (TAS)[21] at Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) at 14,000 ft.[20]
- Cruise speed: 317 km/h (197 mph, 171 kn) (TAS) at 75% power[20]
- Stall speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 379 km/h (235 mph, 205 kn)
- Range: 2,380 km (1,480 mi, 1,290 nmi) [21]
- Endurance: 10 h[22]
- Service ceiling: 6,096 m (20,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 5.2 m/s (1,029 ft/min)
- Fuel consumption: 7.4 US gal (28 l) per hour total at loiter[22], 11.8 US gal (45 l) per hour at 60% (12,000 ft) in total[20]
Avionics
- Garmin G1000Nxi
References
- Diamond Aircraft Industries. "Single Engine Aircraft". diamond-air.at. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- Sarsfield, Kate (22 September 2015). "Diamond readies first DA62 piston twins for delivery". FlightGlobal. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "Aero: Diamond Says Strong Demand For DA62". avweb.com. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- Bertorelli, Paul (17 March 2012). "At Aero, More New Stuff From Diamond". AVweb. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- Diamond Aircraft Industries (3 April 2012). "Erstflug der neuen DA52 von Diamond Aircraft". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- Pew, Glenn (20 April 2012). "Diamond Shares DA52 Maiden Flight Stats". AVweb. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- Bertorelli, Paul (3 April 2012). "Diamond Flies Its New DA52". AVweb. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- Reed Business Information Limited (2014-06-05). "Diamond's top-of-the-range DA52 becomes DA62". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- AVweb Staff (4 June 2014). "Diamond Renames The DA52 The DA62". AVWeb. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- Bertorelli, Paul (18 April 2012). "Diamond's DA52 A Centerpiece". AVweb. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- Grady, Mary (16 April 2015). "Diamond DA62 Twin Now EASA-Certified". avweb.com. Aviation Publishing Group. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- "Diamond Aircraft DA62 receives EASA Certification". Diamond Aircraft Industries. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- "New Diamond Twin Snags FAA Certification". Flying. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- "Diamond DA62 FAA Certified!" Diamond Aircraft Industries Retrieved 2016-2-26
- Pope, Stephen (3 December 2015). "We Fly: Diamond DA62". Flying. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet No. EASA.A.005: Diamond DA 42 and variant [sic]; For models: DA 42, DA 42 M, DA 42 NG, DA 42 M-NG, DA 62 [sic]; Issue 31" (PDF). 1 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- Bertorelli, Paul (10 April 2019). "Aero: Diamond Revives The DA-50, This Time As A Retrac". AVweb. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- "Five-Seat Diamond DA-62 Twin Revealed". 1 March 2015.
- Unwin 2015, p. 72.
- "DA62 TechSpecs". Diamond Aircraft DA62 Tech Specs.
- "DA62 — More of the Best". Diamond Aircraft. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- James Wynbrandt (July 17, 2018). "Diamond's DART 550 Trainer Makes World Debut". AIN online.
- Unwin, Dave (August 2015). "An Austrian Gem". Air International. Vol. 89 no. 2. pp. 68–73. ISSN 0306-5634.
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