Diamond DA50

what is it?

The Diamond DA50 is a five seat, single-engine, composite aircraft designed and built by Diamond Aircraft Industries. First shown in 2006, it made its maiden flight on 4 April 2007. The project has been proposed to be powered by several different engines, but was certified on 9 September 2020 with the Continental CD-300 diesel.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 13.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 335 km/htop speed
• range 1,389 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,000 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 19 years ago, in 2007.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.4 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,389 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

2007

number built

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role

aircraft

origin

🇦🇹 Austria

makers

Diamond Aircraft Industries

engines

1× Continental CD-300

length

9.2 m

wingspan

13.4 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

2,000 kg

top speed

335 km/h

range

1,389 km

ceiling

6,096 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.