The aircraft is exceptionally stable and stalls at just 67 kts. Among the other features are a suite of safety systems built in that protect the fuel tanks in the event of a crash. The engines have FADEC control and take Jet A fuel which apparently improves the overall range of the aircraft. The aircraft is powered by two Austro AE330 turbocharged 2.0-liter diesel engines that generate 180 hp each and the aircraft has a maximum speed of 192 kts. The original DA50 did not progress beyond the prototype stage (although Diamond is now offering the new DA50 RG as of 2020) but two of the twin engine prototype aircraft were built under the DA52 designation before full produced commenced on the production standard DA62. The aircraft started life as a twin-engine version of another Diamond prototype, the DA50. I always like to understand the aircraft I’m reviewing by looking at it in the context of its history of development first.įirst flown in 2012 and introduced in 2015, the DA62 is one of the most modern twin engine designs on the general aviation market. This is my full review of the Aerobask DA62 for X-Plane 11. Coming out in 2018 and receiving continual updates since then, I thought it was long past time I wrote a review of this aircraft.

Enter Aerobask’s DA62 which the developer has put their usual attention to detail into. Yes, there’s plenty of Cessna 152 and 172s to fly around and a good number of Piper PA-24, PA-30, and PA-44 available to fly in X-Plane but I always find myself drawn to the more unique options. I really enjoy GA aircraft flight simming and I tend to get drawn into flying some of the more interesting types available.

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