Hi! Due to popular demand, I and the livery artist Crispy136 present you yet another addition to the electric aircraft family!
Diamond eDA40 is an experimental electric aircraft developed by Diamond Aircraft. A prototype has already been built and flied.
https://www.diamondaircraft.com/en/flight-school-solution/aircraft/eda40/tech-specs/
Motor: 125 kW SAFRAN Electrical & Power ENGINeUSTM 100
Battery: 80 kWh
Empty weight: 2491 lbs
Endurance: 74 min
Max speed, rate of climb, stall speed and other performance stats are close to those of DA40NG.
Installation:
Just unzip into /Community folder. Please check that no other DA40NG mod interfere with this mod.
Starting procedure:
Cold & dark
- Elect master key ON
- Avionics master ON
- ECU switch if needed
Runway
- Disconnect the external power (known issue)
Perks and quirks:
The aircraft can be recharged with external 320 kW power (Tesla Supercharger V4) when stationary on ground and parking brake is on. If any of those conditions fail, the power automatically turns off. External power button is ex-AUX Fuel Transfer which seems logical to me (under the MFD).
The motor is automatically disconnected when batteries' voltage falls below 320V. If you encounter such a mishap in flight, try to land the airplane, then set the parking brake and push the external power button. The motor will automatically connect in this case. Check that the throttle is cut, otherwise the propeller will spin like crazy!
Electric engine prop ECU has been reused from the aircraft's big brother eDA62. Doubt that this function exists in the real eDA40, but if you liked it, feel free to use it. It is tied to ex- Engine fuel pump switch under the engine master switch.
High voltage batteries are always on and the engine master switch is temporarily disabled.
Have fun!
6 months ago
SkyStinger