Air International 2012-05 / News

The Diamond DA52 prototype (OE-VSZ) completed its maiden flight on April 3, 2012.

Air International 2015-06 / News

The Diamond DA62 won 12 orders in the month after its mid-April launch at AERO Friedrichshafen in Germany.

Air International 2015-08 / D.Unwin - An Austrian Gem /Commercial/

Air International 2015-08 / D.Unwin - An Austrian Gem /Commercial/

The DA62 features a large ventral strake, dorsal fillet, and turned-down tailplane tips.

Air International 2015-08 / D.Unwin - An Austrian Gem /Commercial/

The engines are 180hp (134kW), 2-litre, liquid-cooled four-cylinder Austro Engine AE330 turbocharged diesels, fitted with three-blade constant speed, fully-feathering MT composite propellers.

Air International 2015-08 / D.Unwin - An Austrian Gem /Commercial/

The DA62 will be offered as either a five- or seven-seater, with the seats in either a two-three or a two-three-two arrangement.

Air International 2015-08 / D.Unwin - An Austrian Gem /Commercial/

The main doors do not completely cover the wheels when the undercarriage is retracted.

Air International 2015-08 / D.Unwin - An Austrian Gem /Commercial/

Access to the cabin is good as each pilot has their own door, and there are recessed grab handles above the instrument panel.

Air International 2015-08 / D.Unwin - An Austrian Gem /Commercial/

The wings feature sensibly sized non-slip wing-root walkways.

Air International 2015-08 / D.Unwin - An Austrian Gem /Commercial/

The engine nacelles are extremely elegant, even the exhausts feature sculpted fairings.

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The L-band satellite antenna radome fitted to the Diamond DA62 MPP aircraft in the recent demonstration.

Air International 2020-05 / G.Warner - Flying with Precision

Accuracy is paramount to the Brighton-based Flight Calibration Services team.

Air International 2020-05 / G.Warner - Flying with Precision

The Diamond DA62 is powered by a pair of Austro Engine E4 powerplants. First run in 2008, it is based upon the Mercedes-Benz OM640 two-litre, four-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine originally fitted to the Mercedes A- and B-class cars.

Air International 2020-05 / G.Warner - Flying with Precision

A view of Belfast's iconic Harland and Wolff shipbuilding gantry cranes, Samson and Goliath, from the DA62 calibration aircraft.

Air International 2020-05 / G.Warner - Flying with Precision

Nick Whitehouse, Barney Kerr and Ben Fermore from FSCL receiving a new Diamond DA62 from the manufacturer's headquarters in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

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Trakka Systems are equally at home on 2Excel’s Diamond DA62 Special Mission aircraft

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Several civilian and commercial organisations have adopted Euroflir 410, which has been integrated into Diamond Aviation’s DA-62 Multi-Purpose Platform, with the operator’s stations in the second row. This combination is used for land mapping, oil spill detection, border patrol and law enforcement operations

Air International 2015-08 / D.Unwin - An Austrian Gem /Commercial/

The panel is dominated by the Garmin G1000’s dual multifunction display (MFD) screens, with back-up instrumentation supplied by an electronic standby attitude indicator that includes airspeed and altitude. Control sticks are unusual for a seven-seat twin; the pilot’s carries rocker switches for electric pitch trim along with push-to-talk and autopilot disconnect buttons. The power levers are in the centre console.

Air International 2020-05 / G.Warner - Flying with Precision

This Garmin GPS is an essential part of the DA62’s ILS calibration capability.

Air International 2015-08 / D.Unwin - An Austrian Gem /Commercial/

Ingress to the rear seats is via a big gull-wing door on the port side. Well located grab handles built into the roof interior make getting in and out of the back seats easy. The backs of the middle seats fold forwards to provide access to the rear seats.