Inside The $2 Million Diamond DA62

Inside The $2 Million Diamond DA62 Plane
0:00 - Intro
The twin-diesel Diamond DA62 from Austria's Diamond Aircraft marked a new apex in piston aircraft design. Its many advantages include superior efficiency, high-quality construction, technical sophistication, and aesthetic appeal from every perspective. Here is everything you need to know about the Diamond DA62. Stay with us till the end of the video to learn more.
0:35 - Cockpit
Inside, the DA62 features the same center control stick, throttle location, and cockpit display arrangement as the DA40 and DA42. Round-dial backup instruments have been replaced with electronic standby instruments that include an emergency battery. The seats are leather and have adjustable seatbacks, however they do not move fore and aft. Instead, the rudder pedals can be moved forward and back to accommodate different pilots.
The G1000NXi avionics suite with a 3-axis GFC700 autopilot is standard in the DA62 cockpit. It has a yaw damper, which decreases the oscillations of the Dutch roll. Electronic stability protection produced by Garmin assists pilots in maintaining a safe and steady flight. Diamond also includes an optional Garmin keyboard, which is stowed in the middle armrest. All of these features combine to make the DA62 an extremely safe aircraft to fly.
1:53 - Interior
The DA62 provides excellent passenger comfort. There are two wide butterfly doors, plenty of cabin space, and adjustable front seats. The second-row bench seats three people and folds down 60/40. The optional third-row bench seat has two seats and can be folded down, making it perfect for big luggage or freight. Luggage is kept in spacious lockers in the aircraft's nose and at the back of the cabin. The design is elegant and adaptable. There are numerous styles, colors, and excellent materials to choose from. Passengers enjoy from LED lighting and air conditioning that is powered by electricity. The DA62 is an extremely safe, comfortable, and cost-effective aircraft. It's ideal for regional flights.
The DA62's three huge gull-wing doors, forward-folding seats, and clever positioning of handholds make entry and egress exceptionally simple.
Seven seats in a twin in this class is quite an engineering achievement. Because of this, the DA62 can be considered a sport utility vehicle with wings, thanks to its third-row seating option, wide doors, and seats that fold flat to carry bulky objects.
5:56 - Engine and Performance
Diamond Aircraft's DA62 is a safe, easy-to-use, fuel-efficient twin wrapped around a passenger compartment resembling the latest luxury SUVs. At maximum continuous power, its dual 180-horsepower Austro AE330 diesel engines consume less than 10 gallons per hour each side. Fuel consumption lowers to 7.4 gallons per hour per side, for a total of 14.8 gallons per hour, which is less than a lot of light-piston singles can manage on a single engine.
The DA62's computers increase power to 1,950 rpm and execute a range of health checks, including prop cycling. The throttles never physically move, and there are no prop levers to begin with. Accelerating to a cruise climb speed of 128 kias results in a rate of 1,200 feet per minute until 8,000 feet.
The DA62 is powered by two Austro Engine AE330 turbocharged common-rail injected 2-liter diesel engines, supplied with fuel by a 189-liter main tank and a 137-liter auxiliary tank. An electronic engine control unit manages the power plant. Modern piston airplane engines outperform conventional gasoline engines while drastically reducing CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.
The DA62 has a top speed of 200 knots or 372km/h and a cruise speed of 180 knots or 333km/h. It has a maximum range of 1,300 nautical miles or 2,400 kilometers. The aircraft's maximum rate of ascent is 26 feet or 8.4 meters per second, and its certified service ceiling is 20,000 feet or 6,100 meters.
The DA62 has a standard empty weight of 3,461 lbs and a maximum takeoff weight of 5,071 lbs. It necessitates a maximum runway distance of 1,575 feet or 480 meters and a ground distance of 1,260 feet or 390 meters for take-off and landing.
8:18 - Purchase Price and Operating Cost
Depending on numerous factors, the average price for a pre-owned Diamond DA62 ranges between 1 and 1.5 million dollars. Based on 450 annual owner-operated hours and $5.5-per-gallon fuel cost, the Diamond DA62 has total variable costs of $97,000, total fixed costs of $35,000, and an annual budget of roughly $132,000. This breaks down to around $293 per hour.
8:55 - Outro
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[@jmead6121]

Great Commercial Love the Planes Diamond

[@lloydtheactor]

I'll take two please

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

So, it's now $2million, eh? US, I presume. Until about a year ago it was $2million *Australian* and around $1.2million US. So it's now a AU$3million aeroplane. No wonder most of them either go to the military for training or rich sheikhs in the Middle-East (going by Diamond ferry pilot Micke Lang's videos).

[@PorPor.T]

still 1.6 usd atm

[@jandllc]

I think it is Austrian not Australian. The company is Chinese owned. Did you vote for tRump? He confused the two countries as well.

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

@@jandllc Please read closely what I wrote. I spoke about what this *Austrian* aircraft costs new in *Australian* currency. Which is what I happen to use. I didn't even touch upon what country makes the aircraft, nor who owns DAC. As an Australian I cannot vote in the US, so please look in a mirror first, then improve your reading and comprehension skills before throwing bizarre comments around.

[@philipburch4777]

I just watched a video same year same plane . 1.3 million what is up

[@heaye]

Da62 of msfs2020 ... is not cool.. Update Needed.

[@brnmcc01]

Neat plane, too bad the engines are garbage.

[@PendeltonWhiskey]

What engine would you prefer?

[@Ghenov]

Indeed, any Lycoming, Rotaxx or anyother are garbage, but Austro aren't.

[@Ghenov]

@@PendeltonWhiskey, I DO prefer the Austro Engines.

[@PendeltonWhiskey]

@@Ghenov I guess I should be used to people making negative comments about just about every possible thing for no reason. Those Austro engines look great to me. I think of them as nearly bullet proof

[@redstone5149]

Austria???😂😂😂Nice try, everyone knows this is Chinese made crap😂😂😂

[@georgemurray2901]

No it’s not a maga hat but Canadian and Austrian ,China owned though just like the Trump family with little Saudi flung in .😂

[@spooksy1982]

I read there hasn’t been a single fatality accident since their 2006 release. Can’t be that bad?

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

It's owned by a Chinese company, but have always been built in Austria and Canada. Try harder, troll! PS: Cirrus is now Chinese owned and Piper is owned by an Islamist kingdom in South-East Asia (Brunei).

[@bigmagedom6096]

Is Diamond really a Chinese company?😔

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

@@bigmagedom6096 No, it isn't as I explained above. It's just thrown out by those who haven't stopped thinking in 60 year old aircraft designs, just as long as it's "USA, USA, USA". Which, as I also explained, ain't a lot anymore (Cessna and Beech, owned by Textron, the rest are all foreign owned in some way)

[@jec1ny]

Meh. The aesthetics don't really appeal to me. YMMV.