Diamond Rolls Out 500th DA40 NG

Kate O'Connor

Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 08:12 PM ET

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Diamond Aircraft Austria recently manufactured its 500th DA40 NG piston single at its Wiener Neustadt headquarters.
The four-seat DA40 NG, powered by an Austro AE300 engine and equipped with a Garmin G1000 NXi flight deck, is highly regarded for both private piloting and flight training.
The DA40 series, which first flew in 1997 and saw the diesel/Jet-A NG version certified in 2010, has over 2,200 aircraft currently in service worldwide.

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Diamond Aircraft announced last week that its Austrian headquarters in Wiener Neustadt has built its 500^th DA40 NG piston single. The four-seat DA40 NG is powered by the Austro AE300 engine and comes equipped with the Garmin G1000 NXi flight deck. It has a top speed of 154 knots, range of 940 NM and useful load of 904 pounds.

“This is a very exciting milestone for Diamond Aircraft,” said Diamond Aircraft Austria civil aircraft sales team leader Reinhard Schwaiger. “The DA40 NG is the ideal aircraft for both private pilots and flight training operators globally. She offers a superb balance of performance and efficiency while being very reliable and durable.”

The Diamond DA40 flew for the first time in 1997. The diesel/Jet-A-burning NG version received its European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification in April 2010. According to Diamond, there are currently more than 2,200 DA40 aircraft in service.