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 aerodiesel aircraft market, having been an early innovator in the sector.
The company is currently certifying its new DA52, a larger, faster, seven-seat diesel twin based on the DA42, which it positions as a luxury minivan of the skies.
An exclusive AVweb video report showcases a demo flight of the new 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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