Video: Diamond's New DA52

Video: Diamond’s New DA52

Editorial Staff

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Diamond leads the industry in aerodiesel aircraft and is currently certifying its new DA52 diesel twin.
The DA52 is an evolution of the DA42, designed to be larger, faster, and capable of carrying up to seven passengers.
Diamond positions the DA52 as a "high-class, luxury minivan" for air travel.
AVweb's Paul Bertorelli recently conducted a demo flight and produced an exclusive video report on the DA52 from Diamond's factory in Austria.

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Diamond jumped into the aerodiesel market early, and it still leads the industry in the number of diesels flying. This spring, it’s deep into certification work on a new diesel twin, the DA52. Based on the DA42 twin, the DA52 is larger, faster, and carries up to seven people. Diamond views it as a high-class, luxury minivan. On a recent visit to Diamond’s factory in Austria, AVweb‘s Paul Bertorelli took a demo flight in the new airplane and shot this exclusive video report.

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