carusoam Posted September 2, 2020 Report Posted September 2, 2020 Being a big fan of Continental 300hp engines... Is their Diesel engine in the wild in any numbers yet? https://www.diamondaircraft.com/en/private-pilots/aircraft/da50/overview/ -a-
aviatoreb Posted September 2, 2020 Report Posted September 2, 2020 5 hours ago, carusoam said: Being a big fan of Continental 300hp engines... Is their Diesel engine in the wild in any numbers yet? https://www.diamondaircraft.com/en/private-pilots/aircraft/da50/overview/ -a- That is a nice looking airplane - or maybe I just like dark blue.
Hank Posted September 2, 2020 Report Posted September 2, 2020 5 hours ago, aviatoreb said: I just like dark blue. Got the important part of your post right here! 1
1980Mooney Posted September 6, 2020 Report Posted September 6, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 7:01 AM, chriscalandro said: I believe it’s 300hp at 14gph on JetA and can get down to 8-10gph. useful load 1232 182kts cruise Too many engines? It has 1... They highlight the 182 kts cruise and 9 gph.....but you get one or the other - not both. I think you are right that consumption is about 14 gph wide open at 182 kts. At 9 gph speed drops to about 150 kts. It is a pig. The prototype DA50 SuperStar with fixed gear and IO-550 at 2007 AirVenture had an empty weight of 2,200 lbs. The DA50 RG has grown to an empty weight of 3,175 lbs without options. - gained almost half a ton. Max TO weight for the DA50 is 4,407 lbs. - that's1232 useful load is before options. A/C and FIKI will knock UL down considerably. The DA50 wing and fuselage is basically the same as the DA62, just chopped down a couple feet on each. DA62 owners on the Diamond site typically say that the options knock over 200 lbs off their UL. A DA50 with options empty weighs about the same as an Ovation at max gross. TO is really long for DA50 RG- 2,427 ft Mooney Ultra Acclaim - 2,100 ft Mooney Ultra Ovation - 1,600 ft.. Bonanza G36 - 1,913 ft. Cirrus SR22T - 1,517 ft Cirrus SR22 - 1,082 ft Quite frankly the DA-50 is probably underpowered. And to lift this bloat they have fitted massive 44 ft. wings which means you have to rent a really big T-hangar if you can find one.. Where I am based annual T-hangar cost for a DA-50 will be $2,200 more than a Mooney or Bonanza and $1,600 more than a Cirrus SR22. If you fly less than 100 hours per year that will eat up a good portion of the fuel cost savings from the diesel Diamond. 3
jghyde Posted September 7, 2021 Report Posted September 7, 2021 On 9/1/2020 at 9:46 AM, dzeleski said: Not that I can afford this thing.... but the video they posted on YouTube says its a 5 seater, then they show people getting in the back seats and its very much not a 5 seater for adults. I love that its an RG though. The full fuel UL + range is pretty crap though. I wish the SR20/22 was RG as I probably would have looked at some of them more seriously, I hated how the side stick felt though. This might happen... Mooney building Diamonds. Think about that.
steingar Posted September 7, 2021 Report Posted September 7, 2021 Worldwide JetA is available at a LOT more airports than avgas.
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