Submitted by Robinoldfield on January 26, 2003
Now here is a refreshing concept. I am not convinced that they can bring it to market at their announced price of under $1M, but on paper they appear the be able to offer a turbofan at a lower price than any other manufacuter's announced design. They have restricted the maximum operating altitude to 25,000 feet which offers distict advantages in regards to the challenges of engineering the pressure vessel as well as an emergency oxygen system. VisionAire's Vantage design was also a single engine, but they hoped to cerify it for operations above FL30 and the FAA has never approved a pressurized single engine aircraft to fly that high. The D-JET appears to have a similar cabin arrangement to the Eclipse 500, and so it will not be a cabin class design which bodes well for costs. The Cessna Citation Mustang is a larger aircraftthat boasts two engines, higher operating altitude and a potty, so it won't be a direct competitor. Diamond may be envisioning this aircraft for use in the training market, too, an area where they have a great deal of expertise. I think they have a potential winner.
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January 30, 2003
I made an accurate flight model of the Eclipse for use in FS2002. But I used the engines from a Cessna T-37 because Eclipse was having trouble deciding on an engine. These are proven engines. But the performance was that of a turboprop - good under 30,000 ft. In flying it around in the sim, I had the impression this type of aircraft could be very useful. It climbs and descends well making it easy to use altitudes in the 20's on trips as short as 150nm. I suspect many people would find these very nice for trips within 600 nm of home base.
February 08, 2003
Guys-
THis Diamond thing could work but I doubt it will for several reasons. The service ceiling is outragous The Cessna T206 can fly higher than that. Also how fast will this aircraft cruise and will the engine have high fuel burn?? AS with Eclipse they are basing there design on a dream engine that is not certified. And the next question is doen Diamond have enough cash to pull this off?? The are working on a twin engine right now that will use a lot of thier resources. And historically companies that tried to develop and certify two airplanes at once failed and lost money or worse went bankrupt.
TAK
March 04, 2003
I do not have any data on the Diamond Jet. My email address is goodrick@hiwaay.net if anyone can steer me to some data.
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