Fri, Jul 20, 2007
First Flight Expected In August
On Friday, July 20, 2007 Diamond Aircraft celebrated the roll
out of its second single-engine D-Jet, S/N002. S/N002 is the
first D-Jet intended to conform to the expected production
configuration in its structural layout, and aerodynamic design.
From the photos, the most obvious differences between the two
aircraft are the lack of winglets on S/N002, as well as deicing
surfaces on the leading edges of the wing, and horizontal and
vertical stabilizers. The production-spec aircraft also
incorporates a pair of small stablizers on the underside of
the empennage, added to the prototype during flight testing, as
well as what appears to be an aluminum-framed forward
windscreen.
The D-Jet team is now preparing S/N002 for first flight next
month, while simultaneously building the next three certification
test planes on the same production-spec tooling used for
S/N002.
The most obvious differences between the two aircraft are the
lack of winglets on S/N002, as well as a larger windshield on the
production-spec aircraft.
Diamond expects to certify the D-Jet by in mid-2008, with
deliveries starting immediately thereafter.
The London, Ontario planemaker reports demand for the D-Jet has
been very strong, with over 300 orders taken world-wide. The North
American retail delivery schedule is completely sold out for the
first year and a half of production, with only a very limited
number of Premium deposit slots available for late 2009 delivery
from select Diamond Distributors.
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