Diamond Aircraft introdueced its most modern, most efficient single-engine piston aircraft with the widest body and highest payload in its class. The DA50-V prototype, with a striking color design, made its public debut at the AERO Friedrichshafen 2017 just two weeks after its maiden flight. The all carbon fibre DA50-V is powered by a 260hp jetfuel engine from SAFRAN/SMA burning just 6.8 US gal (25.8 liter) per hour at 50% and has a maximum operating altitude of 20,000 ft (6,096 m).
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Diamond Aircraft DA50-V
During test flights, the aircraft reached a maximum speed of 173 kts TAS (320 km/h TAS) and a maximum range of 1,020 nm (1,890 km). Maximum take-off weight of the DA50-V prototype is 3,968 lbs (1,800 kg) offering a payload of 1,256 lbs (570 kg).
With the wide, most comfortable and luxurious cabin, excellent payload, exceptionally low fuel burn and a standard installed Garmin G1000 NXi with GFC700 autopilot it will please private pilots, flight-training organizations and air charter companies alike.
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Diamond Aircraft DA50-V
Optional customized painting offers customers the possibility to stand out of the crowd with their very own colors and design.
The DA50 will be available in three different variants: the four-seat 230hp DA50-IV, the five-seat 260hp DA50-V, and the seven-seat DA50-VII. The DA50-VII will be available with a jet-fuel piston, a gasoline or a turbo-propeller engine and retractable gear. Certification and start of serial production for the four and five seat model is expected in 2018 and the seven seat version soon thereafter.
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Diamond Aircraft DA50-V