Diamond DART 280

DART 280
General information
Typefour-seat light-single piston-engined helicopter
National originAustria
ManufacturerDiamond Aircraft

The DART 280 is a four-seat light-single piston-engined helicopter concept by Austrian Diamond Aircraft.

Development

Launched at the April 2017 AERO Friedrichshafen, its first flight was scheduled for October 2018 and certification a year later.[1] Its development was later put on hold until it has a viable market.[2]

Design

Intended to compete with the Robinson R44, the composite aircraft will have a 280shp (208kW) four-stroke jet-fuel engine, energy absorbing retractable landing gear and a shrouded electric tail rotor.[1] The 1,350 kg (2,980 lb) MTOW helicopter could haul a 556 kg (1,226 lb) payload, cruising at 145 kn (269 km/h) while burning 35 L (9.2 US gal) of fuel per hour.[3]

Specifications

Data from Flight Global April 2017[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Capacity: four
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
  • Payload : 556 kg (1,226 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Safran SMA four-stroke jet-fuel engine, 210 kW (280 hp)

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 269 km/h (167 mph, 145 kn)
  • Fuel consumption: 35 L (9.2 US gal) per hour[3]

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

  1. ^ a b c "Diamond enters helicopter market with DART 280 unveiling". Flight Global. 6 April 2017.
  2. ^ Kate Sarsfield (11 June 2018). "Diamond strengthens global presence in bid to bolster brand". Flightglobal.
  3. ^ a b c Gil Roy (17 Apr 2017). "Diamond Aircraft se lance sur le marché de l'hélicoptère". Aerobuzz (in French).

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