Video: Diamond’s New DA52

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Key Takeaways:

  • Diamond Aircraft, a leader in the aerodiesel market, is certifying its new diesel twin aircraft, the DA52.
  • The DA52 is a larger, faster, and seven-person capacity aircraft, evolving from the DA42.
  • Diamond positions the DA52 as a "high-class, luxury minivan" in the sky.
  • The article features an exclusive video report from *AVweb*'s Paul Bertorelli, including a demo flight of the new plane 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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