The DART 280 is a four-seat light-single piston-engined helicopter concept by Austrian Diamond Aircraft.
Launched at the April 2017 AERO Friedrichshafen, its first flight was scheduled for October 2018 and certification a year later.Its development was later put on hold until it has a viable market.[1]
Intended to compete with the Robinson R44, the composite aircraft will have a 280shp (208kW) four-stroke jet-fuel engine, energy absorbing retractable landing gear and a shrouded electric tail rotor.[2] The MTOW helicopter could haul a payload, cruising at while burning of fuel per hour.[3]