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The Diamond DA52 and DA62 are five to seven seat, twin-engined light aircraft under development by Diamond Aircraft Industries and first announced in March 2012. The DA52 prototype first flew on 3 April 2012 after six months of development.〔 In June 2014 it was announced the production aircraft would be designated the DA62. ==Design and development== The DA52 development team is headed by Diamond managing director Manfred Zipper. It is based upon the fuselage of the Diamond DA50, but with two Austro AE300 diesel engines burning Jet-A fuel. Company CEO Christian Dries indicated that the engines may be replaced with turboprops.〔〔 In flying the prototype from Diamond's Wiener Neustadt plant to the AERO Friedrichshafen 2012 show the aircraft achieved 16.6 mpg fuel efficiency, the result of improvements in cooling drag and aerodynamic drag made during its development. The company originally intended to have the aircraft available for sale in July 2013 and expected to offer fly-by-wire controls as an option by 2014, but development was delayed and those dates were not met.〔〔 The DA62 was EASA-certified on 16 April 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Diamond Aircraft DA62 receives EASA Certification )〕 American Federal Aviation Administration certification is expected by January or March 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diamond DA52」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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