Diamond Aircraft Unveils DA50 Turbine Single

Stephen Pope

Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 09:43 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Diamond Aircraft is showcasing a mockup of its new DA50 Turbine, an upgraded version of the DA50 Magnum piston single, powered by a 450 shp AI-450S turbine engine.
The company appears to be renewing its focus on propeller airplanes, putting the D-Jet project on hold and progressing with models like the DA40 XLT, DA42 twin, and DA52 piston twin.
Diamond Aircraft has rehired approximately two dozen workers in London, Ontario, following earlier significant layoffs.

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Diamond Aircraft is showing an intriguing mockup of the DA50 Turbine at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in Germany this week. The proposed model would be an upgraded version of Diamond’s developmental DA50 Magnum piston single, with power coming from a 450 shp AI-450S turbine engine built by Ukrainian company Motor Sich JSC.

Diamond is showing off the airplane and engine in a proof-of-concept mockup that preserves the sleek lines of the originally announced DA50 but with a stretched nose to accommodate the turbine engine. Price and performance numbers have not been announced.