Not sure why you think the European version is any different to the US model. I fly a 2,300kg DA62. In fact, I don’t think I have ever seen a 1,999kg version. I’m thankful that I live in Europe!
Euro versions are different. It is a matter of handling fees for airspace from what I understand. I know I would just want it as 2x2 configuration. 7 seats is a nice trick but 4 comfortable seats that recline plus baggage is best imo.
@@thomasschimmeyer8715 in what way are they different? My 62 has MTOW of 2300kg which means that I pay airways fees. That doesn’t make the aircraft different, it makes it exactly the same. The only difference is that European buyers can opt for a MTOW of 1999kg to avoid the fees but I do not know of one anywhere in Europe. I have flown 5 DA62’s and know many more owners… all are 2300kg variants.
@@jahartley I am unsure honestly. I just remember hearing they certified them slightly differently for that reason. As I am not from Europe when I heard it I was confused by it. I saw it in one of the diamond videos on youtube though.
If I were not well into my retirement, this is the airplane I would own. If 'av-gas' gets really scarce, it may be the best choice based on that! However, I think they have taken everything we have learned about aerodynamics since the Wright Brothers and put it in this airplane! That would be my reason for buying one!! I also like the single version better than a Cirrus. JMHO 8) --gary
Had a wistful look at the video after visiting with the Aussie Diamond folks at the Airshow 2023. LOL! The comments! Sour grapes and "too expensive because it doesn't have XYX" - with every XYZ different and mostly just a hidden cry of "waaah, I can't afford one!". My faves are also the ones comparing some used 40 year old bird (Centurions? Really?!) to this modern aircraft. Once you stand next to one (or get to even climb in), you simply won't even look at anything that isn't from this century.
Sorry, it is no longer the newest plane from Diamond Aircraft. The DA62 was originally introduced in 2015. Base Pricing is about $1.2M. Special Missions version can be upward toward $2M. Of course, there are additional options that can drive the price up. Trade-A-Plane and Controller price reveals typically around $1.3M. Today, there is a 2019 DA 62 listed on Controller for $1.695M without any options (price gouging for high demand plane). Used DA62 are still over $1M. Some of the options for the DA 62 include Radar, TKS, Air Conditioning, Garmin GCU 476 Keypad and more. Diamond Aircraft introduced the DA 50 RG this year. The DA 50 RG is a single engine variant similar to the DA 62. The DA 50 RG initial pricing is about $1.1M.
Beautiful video. Great editing and content.. the narration is much much better than past videos. I would only recommend a narrator with a knowledge of aviation terminology but still, great production!
Nice job on the word "longitudinally" at around 2:00. Must've taken some practice! Just rolled right off the tongue. hehe. I've been researching twins vs. singles in regards to safety, insurance underwriting, operating costs, etc. This is way simplistic, but as far as I can figure, it boils down to double the fuel for nearly equivalent speeds for twins. Higher maintenance, higher certification/ratings costs, it's more difficult/expensive to find an insurer, but they climb faster to your desired FL. If I owned a flight school, it'd be a necessity for the multi-engine ratings for people looking to rate for commercial. But, I think the average GA pilot is better off in a single. Diamond is putting out some beautiful aircraft though!
We got to see a prototype DA 42 when I worked at Embry-Riddle. It has evolved into a nice looking aircraft. Safe? Kinda like a J3, it's so safe it will almost kill you.
I forgot who said it, maybe EK Gann but yeah, so safe it can barely kill you. I like to say something similar about black bears. They are pretty safe. They almost never kill you.
@@planespeaking considering that most GA fatalities are blunt force trauma to the skull, spine and chest cavity, the "safety" of a CF airframe is quite misleading when your body hits the dash at impact velocities.
@@KingOfBanks - interesting. Thanks for the reply. I earned my PPL in 1979 and added a multi rating the following year. I trained in a Piper Seneca which was a nice airplane but it wouldn't even hold altitude on one engine, let alone climb, if it was anywhere near it's rated gross weight. From what I remember, that was not uncommon among light general aviation twins back in those days.
In the future I would like to have this plane with the auto Land system for Garmin 1000 with ISL cat. B , as in some private plan already available… TOP!!! ❤
A beginner's plane with two engines is what I was thinking of but since these aircraft aren't for beginner's , I'll just get busy trying to scrounge two million and who knows maybe by then i won't be a beginner.😉
I like the design of the DA62, but for the price it would have to have counter-rotating blades, which are not available. So I would opt for the DA50 single engine version instead.
I would disagree that it's the world's safest I would say the vision jet is safer because it has a feature where you can just push a button and the plane calls the closest control tower and flies the plane there and lands on its own. That's something that should be standard on any million-dollar plus aircraft you're non-pilot passengers would love it if there's ever an emergency where the pilot is unable to fly the plane
Yes indeed! Diesel pistons are quite efficient indeed. Only downside is that the diesel engine itself and jetfuel are both quite a bit more heavy than petrol engines and avgas.
@@JMGliderThe downside is that they are unreliable, they fail in flight, nobody knows how to repair them and aircraft downtime with these engines is significant.
@@icenomad99 That's sad to hear. My experience hete in europe is that the heavy used trainers do indeed wear down, like any trainer imho, but that that the downtime is really low. I rent at a Diamond dealer, maybe that makes a difference.
Safest? Explain the dual engine shutdown, resulting a landing on the highway in Texas. Others are suspecting an electrical failure that caused both engines to stop running.
I almost wish you hadn't done this video. It's too depressing. I have dreams about winning the lotto and going out and getting this beauty. Alas, I'm too good at math to spend money on that, so I'll never be rich enough. This plane was made for Australia: 2 engines with excellent and easy single-engine characteristics and range aplenty, for our wide open stretches; good enough speed while also able to land and get out of a rougher patch (which is where a similarly priced turbo-prop would struggle). I believe there is only one flying down here, which has more to do with the devastating GA situation in Australia than anything else. But that's a whole different topic.
@@Blxz did you get a chance to come up to the Airshow? I spoke with the Diamond distributor down here. Apparently there's now about a dozen in ANZ: 7 in NZ and 5 here (they had just sold the display 62 to someone in NZ at the show, they told me). Up close, the plane is even more beautiful - and larger than I thought. The stand next door had a Piper Seneca, which I thought of as a decent sized twin. It looked like a midget. Or, like a family sedan compared to an SUV. Heck, even the 42 on display made the Seneca look ridiculous! Also, from what I gathered, all the owned ones are flown by individual people with the nece$$saries (albeit of course always behind some ABN/company). None in consortiums or flying pools. 😭At least not in Vic. BTW, delivery times for a factory-new 62 is 3 years. Three! Years! 😱As they literally told me "give us a cheque right now and you will get your plane in 2026".
@@michaelhoffmann2891 I missed the airshow but would like to catch the next one. I'm surprised they are as big as you described. I'd have thought the Seneca at least on par. But pay now and get one in 3 years is probably the biggest deal breaker. Let's see if they scale production a bit or if they are destined to remain the tesla of the skies.
@@Blxz Yeah, I was surprised, but it's hard to argue when you literally see them like 10m apart from each other. Heck, I thought it was a Twin Comanche or some other small twin. But it had a helpful plaque with "Seneca V" on it. The 62 is of course "notorious" for not fitting into the "standard" 45ft T-hangar. Also, it appear tall and leggy, making it look almost imposing. The elevator is 2.4m above the ground!
if you're that good at maths, become a quant and develop a robust trading system then sell it to Wall Street, quit your crying and buy the plane. Peace out n!**a!
Looking forward to a pressurized model. Until then, a pressurized Cessna Centurion with its very similar payload and speed, and a higher service ceiling, is hard to beat. Spending $1+ million more for a depreciating asset to save perhaps $25 per hour in fuel, ....... isn't good math.
with so much fuel capacity they should have put more powerful engines. 190 knt cruise is hardly respectable for plane that costs this much. 210-220 knots would greatly enhance the vlaue. there are jets available for just little more...
IMO the Velocity twin is a far superior aircraft in performance & price. 185 ktas cruise for 1400 miles, 25000 ceiling, 2000 ft a min climb rate, 1200 ft min climb on ONE engine, canard design that virtually cannot be stalled, engines closer to centerline for optimal engine out performance, nicely equipped in the $400,000 range. Nothing in the general aviation market can best it...
Have you seen the news of Orlando Exec. airport 2022 where Diamond was on the ramp running awaiting the storm to pass and was turned upside down, the tail broke like a pencil KILLING ALL ABORAD.
These videos are ridiculous. Not original footage and it’s clear that it’s not even a live human narrating. I tried to block the channel so I’d stop getting it recommended but it didn’t work.
lol one just landed on a road because everything shut down and it had fuel it's ultra-expensive and Meh at best, if your gonna spend money just get a King air and call it a day, if your mission is small then buy a 340 a vett and a house instead
@@MattPSU02It was a total electrical failure. We're still waiting for the NTSB final report, but it looks like the ECU backup batteries were mis-wired when they were replaced during maintenance.
Um a plane is not for normal people. Im not sure you understand prices of machines. Cars are for normal people Planes and Yatchs are not for a normal working person. 1 million for a plane or yatch is a normal price. Again Planes are not for normal day-to-day working people
If you watch Micke Lange's videos doing transatlantic delivery of these, he does some pretty long stints. I'm not sure the pilot would want to do much longer flights without a bathroom!
@@Blxz Yes sure, a close friend of mine purchased a Diamond DA40 after recently getting his PPL, Im an ATPL pilot but this is about my mate. Theres no support for private owners of Diamond aircraft if you're an air school I believe they're great but my mate was telling me he waited 11 years to get a software update for his avionics (I believe its a G1000) after numerous phone calls and a couple meetings with the registered dealer from where he lives (South Africa)
@@Blxz Yeah not idea when you're spending good money on an aircraft. Perhaps they're better now I don't have any recent feedback but yeah not the greatest service and he wasn't the only person complaining it was a large portion of private owners.
A Diesel engine should be energised to shut down because it only need fuel and air to run. Common rail and solenoid or piezo injection killed this feature, nevertheless, in case of activation of landing gear or flaps, which cause a drop of voltage it should not be sufficient to cause an engine or two engines to shut down, and such system is not fail safe if engine dc bus is not independent.
I am sorry but this is an overpriced and underperforming aircraft. For 1.65$ one can get a decent turboprop with much better cabin configuration than the cramped SUV type DA62. All it is a glorified version of the DA42 trainer. Why people buy them, or any other Diamond aircraft (except for use as trainers) is a mystery to me.
Staggeringly expensive and in the shop more than any other plane I’ve had experience with. Small cabin, with really only room for 4 full size adults. Poor crosswind capability. The Garmin avionics and autopilot and FADEC make it easy to fly. The auto feather make it safer. And slow as molasses on a cold day. It is very fuel efficient. Not the way I would spend 2 millions dollars on a plane
Light twins are twice as likely to suffer an engine failure and none of them fly well on one engine. So, it's not the safest aircraft as I think you speculated in the thumbnail.
@@Blxz They refer to JET fuel but never mention they are Diesel engines. I suspect its US snobbery, you do not associate Diesels with luxury (unlike the rest of the World.)
@@tedf1471 Jet fuel has a lot of benefits and it's rare in these smaller planes. It's far more available that AvGas which makes it much cheaper as well. A downside is that it is slightly more dense than AvGas. The only issue I can see regarding luxury is if you have an image of diesel trucks in mind and somehow associate that with planes. With regards to aircraft I view Jet fuel usage as solidly in the 'Pro' column of any pro/con list.
@@Blxz As Avgas still contains lead tetrethyl, I am sure everyone will be glad to see it phased out. Jet-A doesn't have the same lubrication properties as motor diesel so it's impressive that diesel aero engines can run on it but they are still compression/ignition diesels! It is this aspect I find amusing, Diamond have decided not to mention diesel as it has connotations of noisy, smelly trucks, especially in the US. In Europe we have smooth powerful, quiet turbo diesel engines in expensive cars and thus no such prejudices.
The DA 62 is my dream plane.
Maybe someday.
Yeah mine too for a twin engine. My dream dream aircraft to own and fly is the F35
05:27 those curves! It's a damn flying shark!!!
Beautiful design.
Not sure why you think the European version is any different to the US model. I fly a 2,300kg DA62. In fact, I don’t think I have ever seen a 1,999kg version. I’m thankful that I live in Europe!
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Diesel powered plane! Good aircraft!
Euro versions are different. It is a matter of handling fees for airspace from what I understand. I know I would just want it as 2x2 configuration. 7 seats is a nice trick but 4 comfortable seats that recline plus baggage is best imo.
@@thomasschimmeyer8715 in what way are they different? My 62 has MTOW of 2300kg which means that I pay airways fees. That doesn’t make the aircraft different, it makes it exactly the same. The only difference is that European buyers can opt for a MTOW of 1999kg to avoid the fees but I do not know of one anywhere in Europe. I have flown 5 DA62’s and know many more owners… all are 2300kg variants.
@@jahartley I am unsure honestly. I just remember hearing they certified them slightly differently for that reason. As I am not from Europe when I heard it I was confused by it. I saw it in one of the diamond videos on youtube though.
If I were not well into my retirement, this is the airplane I would own. If 'av-gas' gets really scarce, it may be the best choice based on that! However, I think they have taken everything we have learned about aerodynamics since the Wright Brothers and put it in this airplane! That would be my reason for buying one!! I also like the single version better than a Cirrus. JMHO 8) --gary
Had a wistful look at the video after visiting with the Aussie Diamond folks at the Airshow 2023. LOL! The comments! Sour grapes and "too expensive because it doesn't have XYX" - with every XYZ different and mostly just a hidden cry of "waaah, I can't afford one!". My faves are also the ones comparing some used 40 year old bird (Centurions? Really?!) to this modern aircraft. Once you stand next to one (or get to even climb in), you simply won't even look at anything that isn't from this century.
Wunderschönes Flugzeug!
My daily runner on MSFS.
Sorry, it is no longer the newest plane from Diamond Aircraft. The DA62 was originally introduced in 2015. Base Pricing is about $1.2M. Special Missions version can be upward toward $2M. Of course, there are additional options that can drive the price up. Trade-A-Plane and Controller price reveals typically around $1.3M. Today, there is a 2019 DA 62 listed on Controller for $1.695M without any options (price gouging for high demand plane). Used DA62 are still over $1M. Some of the options for the DA 62 include Radar, TKS, Air Conditioning, Garmin GCU 476 Keypad and more.
Diamond Aircraft introduced the DA 50 RG this year. The DA 50 RG is a single engine variant similar to the DA 62. The DA 50 RG initial pricing is about $1.1M.
No denying, that is a great looking AC.
Beautiful video. Great editing and content.. the narration is much much better than past videos. I would only recommend a narrator with a knowledge of aviation terminology but still, great production!
Wonderful plane....! A must....! 🤤🤤🥰🥰💓💓
I'm sold!
Excellent. Thank you for your beautifull video.
Nice job on the word "longitudinally" at around 2:00. Must've taken some practice! Just rolled right off the tongue. hehe. I've been researching twins vs. singles in regards to safety, insurance underwriting, operating costs, etc. This is way simplistic, but as far as I can figure, it boils down to double the fuel for nearly equivalent speeds for twins. Higher maintenance, higher certification/ratings costs, it's more difficult/expensive to find an insurer, but they climb faster to your desired FL. If I owned a flight school, it'd be a necessity for the multi-engine ratings for people looking to rate for commercial. But, I think the average GA pilot is better off in a single. Diamond is putting out some beautiful aircraft though!
Diamond, second to none period
I think it's a beautiful aircraft.
Excellent review. Thanks for posting
We got to see a prototype DA 42 when I worked at Embry-Riddle. It has evolved into a nice looking aircraft. Safe? Kinda like a J3, it's so safe it will almost kill you.
I forgot who said it, maybe EK Gann but yeah, so safe it can barely kill you. I like to say something similar about black bears. They are pretty safe. They almost never kill you.
It's safe because of the composite fuselage, it won't crumple like a tin can
@@planespeaking considering that most GA fatalities are blunt force trauma to the skull, spine and chest cavity, the "safety" of a CF airframe is quite misleading when your body hits the dash at impact velocities.
Standing hereee
Very nice
great aircraft
I will buy this plane one day and fly around the world.
It's slow. I'm barely across the pacific in MSFS and already 80 hours in. But it's a beautiful thing to pretend fly.
@@Blxz that’s why I want it, I wanna fly low and slow and enjoy it.
Excellent video of a highly desirable aircraft.
Great video! Can you do one on the DA42-VI?
Why the stick configuration?
How much kg cargo does it hold ?
The video claims a SE climb rate at 450 fpm. Is that a gross weight number?
Unless states otherwise it'd have to be at MTOW. That'd be 1% to 5000' clean for this category from memory.
@@KingOfBanks - interesting. Thanks for the reply. I earned my PPL in 1979 and added a multi rating the following year. I trained in a Piper Seneca which was a nice airplane but it wouldn't even hold altitude on one engine, let alone climb, if it was anywhere near it's rated gross weight. From what I remember, that was not uncommon among light general aviation twins back in those days.
Nice.
In the future I would like to have this plane with the auto Land system for Garmin 1000 with ISL cat. B , as in some private plan already available… TOP!!! ❤
A beginner's plane with two engines is what I was thinking of but since these aircraft aren't for beginner's , I'll just get busy trying to scrounge two million and who knows maybe by then i won't be a beginner.😉
Good luck 😊
You are on my bucket list, boy! Just waiting for the lottery to come soon.
One day ❤
Time to start playing the lottery.
the lottery is rigged! smh
I like the design of the DA62, but for the price it would have to have counter-rotating blades, which are not available. So I would opt for the DA50 single engine version instead.
counter rotating is not that big of a deal
I suggest you to mention metric units next time.
i like the red and dark blue goutgous planes i,m just to old to fly now
If I sell my house I can buy one of this. ;)
A twin engine airplane with the seaplane skirts would be the perfect motor airplane
Wait - what was that about the European version?
Cars: entry and exit.
Airplanes: Ingress or Egress.
This plane is also very easy to fly! Well atleast in mfs2020
UNBELIEVABLE..That a plane of these capabilities (not to mention, COST) isn't PRESSURIZED! Or..at least, offered as an option.
It's got an oxygen supply.
The reason to have a sub 2000Lb aircraft is to not pay Euro Charges. This can be pretty expensive.
I would remove the 3rd row seat and move the 2nd row back about a foot..
I would disagree that it's the world's safest I would say the vision jet is safer because it has a feature where you can just push a button and the plane calls the closest control tower and flies the plane there and lands on its own. That's something that should be standard on any million-dollar plus aircraft you're non-pilot passengers would love it if there's ever an emergency where the pilot is unable to fly the plane
it all depends on the pilot, nothing like safest.
Wonderful airplane but what you failed to mention is the DA50 is precisely the same airplane except with one engine
50 only carry’s 5
The left one or the right?
Hopefully the engines don't caTch fire like our DA 42 engines did
Both your engines caught fire
What was the N-number?
"Be glad you don't live in Europe" (4:17") 😂
So, um.... the two piston combined consume 11 gal/hour overall. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Yes indeed! Diesel pistons are quite efficient indeed. Only downside is that the diesel engine itself and jetfuel are both quite a bit more heavy than petrol engines and avgas.
@@JMGliderThe downside is that they are unreliable, they fail in flight, nobody knows how to repair them and aircraft downtime with these engines is significant.
@@icenomad99 That's sad to hear. My experience hete in europe is that the heavy used trainers do indeed wear down, like any trainer imho, but that that the downtime is really low. I rent at a Diamond dealer, maybe that makes a difference.
Safest? Explain the dual engine shutdown, resulting a landing on the highway in Texas. Others are suspecting an electrical failure that caused both engines to stop running.
By far the safest in the world based on the stats. You pick one incident. Probably the only one that year
I don’t like planes that can’t fly without essential bus power. 🤷♂️
i prefer cirrus with parachute attached in it , more safer
I almost wish you hadn't done this video. It's too depressing. I have dreams about winning the lotto and going out and getting this beauty. Alas, I'm too good at math to spend money on that, so I'll never be rich enough. This plane was made for Australia: 2 engines with excellent and easy single-engine characteristics and range aplenty, for our wide open stretches; good enough speed while also able to land and get out of a rougher patch (which is where a similarly priced turbo-prop would struggle). I believe there is only one flying down here, which has more to do with the devastating GA situation in Australia than anything else. But that's a whole different topic.
I'm tassie based. Go you halves in a plane? 😉
@@Blxz did you get a chance to come up to the Airshow? I spoke with the Diamond distributor down here. Apparently there's now about a dozen in ANZ: 7 in NZ and 5 here (they had just sold the display 62 to someone in NZ at the show, they told me).
Up close, the plane is even more beautiful - and larger than I thought. The stand next door had a Piper Seneca, which I thought of as a decent sized twin. It looked like a midget. Or, like a family sedan compared to an SUV. Heck, even the 42 on display made the Seneca look ridiculous!
Also, from what I gathered, all the owned ones are flown by individual people with the nece$$saries (albeit of course always behind some ABN/company). None in consortiums or flying pools. 😭At least not in Vic.
BTW, delivery times for a factory-new 62 is 3 years. Three! Years! 😱As they literally told me "give us a cheque right now and you will get your plane in 2026".
@@michaelhoffmann2891 I missed the airshow but would like to catch the next one. I'm surprised they are as big as you described. I'd have thought the Seneca at least on par. But pay now and get one in 3 years is probably the biggest deal breaker. Let's see if they scale production a bit or if they are destined to remain the tesla of the skies.
@@Blxz Yeah, I was surprised, but it's hard to argue when you literally see them like 10m apart from each other. Heck, I thought it was a Twin Comanche or some other small twin. But it had a helpful plaque with "Seneca V" on it. The 62 is of course "notorious" for not fitting into the "standard" 45ft T-hangar. Also, it appear tall and leggy, making it look almost imposing. The elevator is 2.4m above the ground!
if you're that good at maths, become a quant and develop a robust trading system then sell it to Wall Street, quit your crying and buy the plane. Peace out n!**a!
Looking forward to a pressurized model.
Until then, a pressurized Cessna Centurion with its very similar payload and speed, and a higher service ceiling,
is hard to beat.
Spending $1+ million more for a depreciating asset to save perhaps $25 per hour in fuel,
....... isn't good math.
it gets a C, there is no autoland, and no parachute.
with so much fuel capacity they should have put more powerful engines. 190 knt cruise is hardly respectable for plane that costs this much. 210-220 knots would greatly enhance the vlaue. there are jets available for just little more...
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my man said be glad you don't live in europe but I do
I live in Europe... In Birmingham, United Kingdom haha...
IMO the Velocity twin is a far superior aircraft in performance & price. 185 ktas cruise for 1400 miles, 25000 ceiling, 2000 ft a min climb rate, 1200 ft min climb on ONE engine, canard design that virtually cannot be stalled, engines closer to centerline for optimal engine out performance, nicely equipped in the $400,000 range. Nothing in the general aviation market can best it...
Yeah but it’s a 4 seater and experimental. Different animal.
The Diamond Aircraft founder started Austro engine to fix the issues plaguing Thielert, but too bad Austro has the same problems now too.
Singles are safer, but it's not because they are safer...
But they actually are.
“They are turbo charged direct injected piston engine that run on Jet”……you lost me right there.
It's a diesel engine from a mercedes car. Reliable and one lever.
Safest because: DA42 exists and DA62 doesn't sell.
Did Diamond pay for this ad ?
Have you seen the news of Orlando Exec. airport 2022 where Diamond was on the ramp running awaiting the storm to pass and was turned upside down, the tail broke like a pencil KILLING ALL ABORAD.
so it was sitting... and it flipped over and killed everyone on board? how did that happen?
@@Dewey_Boondye420 Act of God dam?????
@@Dewey_Boondye420It was flipped over by the wind. There were two aboard. The student was killed and I believe the instructor was injured.
The safest plane has a parachute.
These videos are ridiculous. Not original footage and it’s clear that it’s not even a live human narrating. I tried to block the channel so I’d stop getting it recommended but it didn’t work.
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Ouch. I hate to be that guy but it's "Al-kan-terra".
lol one just landed on a road because everything shut down and it had fuel it's ultra-expensive and Meh at best, if your gonna spend money just get a King air and call it a day, if your mission is small then buy a 340 a vett and a house instead
Ok but wasn't that a fuel starvation issue? I.e. the pilot didn't put enough fuel in the tank.
@@MattPSU02 nope had fuel
@@MattPSU02It was a total electrical failure. We're still waiting for the NTSB final report, but it looks like the ECU backup batteries were mis-wired when they were replaced during maintenance.
I am sure it is a great aircraft. it is also completely out of reach for normal people due to being heavily overpriced.
¿one million $ isfor a twin engine aircraft is overpriced? 🙄
@@viarnay 1.5 and yes, absolutely.
Many airplanes are. Normal people can only afford barely airworthy 50 year old planes.
Um a plane is not for normal people. Im not sure you understand prices of machines. Cars are for normal people Planes and Yatchs are not for a normal working person. 1 million for a plane or yatch is a normal price. Again Planes are not for normal day-to-day working people
If you know how to fly and have pilot skills, why are you worried about safe?
if you know how to drive and have driving skills, why are you worried about safe?
Not Austrian owned.
The fuel mileage is ridiculously low
3:20 It's interesting how normal it seems when a very high-tech product has the seats lined with the skins of animals that have been murdered
Yet another rich toy most pilots will never be able to afford.
Austria? I thought it was Chinese.
Austria based and built but owned by Chinese company.
Diesel powered plane! Long range!
“Be glad you don’t live in Europe” lol after living only 4 months in the US I would say the exact opposite
Please in kilometers .
Cruise speed 330km/h, max speed 355km/h, fuel mileage under 8lt/100km per engine, maf FL 9500 mt.
I wonder why you won't hear such plane in form of a commerical on TV.
because advertising to people who watch TV is not profitable. Most people can't buy a plane so why advertise to most people?
It is NOT the fastest twin in its class. This video is riddled with inaccuracies.
It's slow, has limited range, and is expensive.
Other than that, it looks fantastic!
And it’s sips Jet A.
If you watch Micke Lange's videos doing transatlantic delivery of these, he does some pretty long stints. I'm not sure the pilot would want to do much longer flights without a bathroom!
I'm kind of glad you don't live in Europe because I think we would clash
Was interested till I saw the price: over a million. never mind
JMO but a 4 seat twin is a waste.
Invest in flying stick. This fly stick looks like some from circus. Plane is beauty.
$1,150,000. Well, let me just open up my wallet and take a look-see. Nope. Guess I'll stick w/ my 1962Cessna 172.
Diamond's after sales support is the worst I've ever seen.
Can you elaborate?
@@Blxz Yes sure, a close friend of mine purchased a Diamond DA40 after recently getting his PPL, Im an ATPL pilot but this is about my mate. Theres no support for private owners of Diamond aircraft if you're an air school I believe they're great but my mate was telling me he waited 11 years to get a software update for his avionics (I believe its a G1000) after numerous phone calls and a couple meetings with the registered dealer from where he lives (South Africa)
@@dylanjamesweggz3573 jeez. 11 years is pretty shocking.
@@Blxz Yeah not idea when you're spending good money on an aircraft. Perhaps they're better now I don't have any recent feedback but yeah not the greatest service and he wasn't the only person complaining it was a large portion of private owners.
A Diesel engine should be energised to shut down because it only need fuel and air to run. Common rail and solenoid or piezo injection killed this feature, nevertheless, in case of activation of landing gear or flaps, which cause a drop of voltage it should not be sufficient to cause an engine or two engines to shut down, and such system is not fail safe if engine dc bus is not independent.
I am sorry but this is an overpriced and underperforming aircraft. For 1.65$ one can get a decent turboprop with much better cabin configuration than the cramped SUV type DA62. All it is a glorified version of the DA42 trainer. Why people buy them, or any other Diamond aircraft (except for use as trainers) is a mystery to me.
Staggeringly expensive and in the shop more than any other plane I’ve had experience with. Small cabin, with really only room for 4 full size adults. Poor crosswind capability.
The Garmin avionics and autopilot and FADEC make it easy to fly. The auto feather make it safer. And slow as molasses on a cold day. It is very fuel efficient.
Not the way I would spend 2 millions dollars on a plane
It doesn't have autofeather.
Light twins are twice as likely to suffer an engine failure and none of them fly well on one engine. So, it's not the safest aircraft as I think you speculated in the thumbnail.
A very extensive, wordy description; you did however miss one key word, it uses DIESEL engines. There, that didn't hurt did it?
It's mentioned what type of fuel they use at about the 5 minute mark.
@@Blxz They refer to JET fuel but never mention they are Diesel engines. I suspect its US snobbery, you do not associate Diesels with luxury (unlike the rest of the World.)
@@tedf1471 Jet fuel has a lot of benefits and it's rare in these smaller planes. It's far more available that AvGas which makes it much cheaper as well. A downside is that it is slightly more dense than AvGas.
The only issue I can see regarding luxury is if you have an image of diesel trucks in mind and somehow associate that with planes. With regards to aircraft I view Jet fuel usage as solidly in the 'Pro' column of any pro/con list.
@@Blxz As Avgas still contains lead tetrethyl, I am sure everyone will be glad to see it phased out. Jet-A doesn't have the same lubrication properties as motor diesel so it's impressive that diesel aero engines can run on it but they are still compression/ignition diesels! It is this aspect I find amusing, Diamond have decided not to mention diesel as it has connotations of noisy, smelly trucks, especially in the US. In Europe we have smooth powerful, quiet turbo diesel engines in expensive cars and thus no such prejudices.
So given that I am confused about why you are making such a big deal about it using jet fuel?
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Sure about the safety claims? You call it light with 1000+ lbs on engines alone?
I will take an RV-10 over this plane any day.
no vision in front, but can fly blindly, nose side too long
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