# Delta D2 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Delta_D2 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Delta_D2.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_D2 > Source revision: 1321154127 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian helicopter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox aircraft | name = D2 | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [Helicopter](/source/Helicopter) | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [Australia](/source/Australia) | manufacturer = Delta Helicopters | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = Under development (2011) | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = at least one prototype | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = 2009 | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Delta D2''' is an Australian [diesel](/source/Diesel_engine)-powered [helicopter](/source/helicopter), under development by Delta Helicopters of [Tanah Merah, Queensland](/source/Tanah_Merah%2C_Queensland). The aircraft was publicly introduced in 2009 and is intended to be supplied as a kit for [amateur construction](/source/Homebuilt_aircraft).Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011–12'', page 190. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X By January 2013, the Delta Helicopters website was no longer available on the internet{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.deltahelicopters.com.au/ |title=Delta Helicopters |website=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |access-date=15 September 2015}}{{cbignore}} and it is likely the company has gone out of business. ==Design and development== The D2 features a single three-bladed main rotor, a two-seats-in [side-by-side configuration](/source/side-by-side_configuration) enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid-type [landing gear](/source/landing_gear) and a four-cylinder, air-cooled, [two-stroke](/source/two-stroke), [turbocharged](/source/turbocharged) {{convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [DeltaHawk DH180](/source/DeltaHawk_DH180) diesel engine made by [DeltaHawk Engines, Inc.](/source/DeltaHawk_Engines%2C_Inc.) The aircraft [fuselage](/source/fuselage) is made from welded [steel](/source/steel) tubing and covered in a composite [fairing](/source/Fairing_(aircraft)). Further details about the design have not been released. ==Specifications (D2) == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bayerl |prime units?=met |genhide= |crew=one |capacity=one passenger |length m= |length ft= |length in= |length note= |width m= |width ft= |width in= |width note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[DeltaHawk DH180](/source/DeltaHawk_DH180) |eng1 type=four-cylinder, air-cooled, [four stroke](/source/four_stroke) [turbocharged](/source/turbocharged) [diesel engine](/source/diesel_engine) |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=180 |rot number= |rot dia m= |rot dia ft= |rot dia in= |rot area sqm= |rot area sqft= |rot area note= |perfhide=Y |max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |disk loading kg/m2= |disk loading lb/sqft= |disk loading note= |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }} {{Aero specs missing}} ==See also== * [DF Helicopters DF334](/source/DF_Helicopters_DF334) * [Dynali H2S](/source/Dynali_H2S) * [Heli-Sport CH-7](/source/Heli-Sport_CH-7) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.deltahelicopters.com.au/ Official website archives] on [Archive.org](/source/Archive.org) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091025075535/http://www.deltahelicopters.com.au/images/gallery/DeltaD2_025.jpg Photo of the Delta D2] Category:2000s Australian sport aircraft Category:2000s Australian helicopters Category:Homebuilt aircraft Category:Single-engined piston helicopters --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Delta D2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_D2) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_D2?action=history)). 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