Diamond Aircraft - Light weight with more horsepower
Diamond | December 15, 2010The functioning of aircrafts is very different from those of automobiles. For a car to reach high speeds there should be a bigger power plant, as bigger as possible. Invention of V8 wasn’t the only stop for bigger car engines. The latest bigger engines found on cars are the W12 and V12 engine found on world’s fastest car Buggati. For cars logic is simple get bigger engine to work and reach high speed.
This is not the case with aircrafts. Aircrafts can’t be loaded with bigger displacement engines as it makes the plane heavier and which it instead of going fast slows down. This is the place where aero dynamics comes in. With bigger engines on plane, increases fuel consumption and emission. So there is a need to build something that is a perfect blend of horsepower and aerodynamics. Diamond knows best, how to make an aircraft that reaches high speeds with low lighter engines. The result is the Diamond DA40XL aircrafts which the company had introduced in 2007, and soon became the leading aircraft in its class.
Another major improvement on this plane is its exhausts. Considerable amount of horsepower is lost due to improper exhausts design. Diamond Aircraft has developed special tuned exhausts for this particular aircraft. The company not only has developed exhausts for its own aircraft, but has made a reputation for manufacturing exhausts for Cessna Cardinal, Cessna Skyhawk, Piper Archer and many others within 200 horsepower engine.
Power tuned Exhausts reduce back pressure. The final horsepower generation of Diamond Aircraft is more by 23 hp. this simply means the engine is efficient enough to generate more horsepower. The extra power generation doesn’t mean that a 180 hp engine is now a 205 hp engine; the engine display remains the same with more power. A tuned exhausts engine recovers engine hp from starter, alternator and generator that eats up most of the engine power.
The extra power generation adds the 5 knots to cruise speed and up to 7 knots at 10,000 ft. Diamond DA40XL apart from exhausts features many other improvements. Diamond Aircraft equips its aircraft with three propeller blades that add more trust. New Diamond DA40XLcame with $339,695 price tag.
Diamond DA40-180 Star is another efficient aircraft manufactured in Austria and Canada. The light aircraft are built with composite materials and is a four seater. Diamond DA40-180 Star is a 4 seater variant of the predecessor DA20 two seater aircraft. The aircraft came into production since 2000 and its prototype was being tested since 1997. Early Star aircraft came with Lycoming engine and soon manufacturing started with diesel engine produced in Austria and Canada facilities. Being light and aerodynamic the aircraft has high climbing trusts. The control stick on this Diamond Aircraft was highly responsive which resulted into fun flying experience with high safety standards.
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