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220:-equipped second prototype was first flown on 28 October 2019. At that time Diamond planned to announce its price and start accepting orders at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in April 2020, with European certification and introduction expected in the third quarter of 2020.
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559:(ISA SL, MTOM, ground roll / 50 ft obstacle) : 340 m / 640 m (1,115 ft / 2,100 ft)
553:(ISA SL, MTOM, ground roll / 50 ft obstacle) : 440 m / 740 m (1,444 ft / 2,427 ft)
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Alton K Marsh (March 2015). "Diamond DA50 turboprop enters flight testing".
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719:"Diamond Excites AirVenture Crowd With New DA50 SuperStar"
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846:"Aero: Diamond Revives The DA-50, This Time As A Retrac"
943:"Diamond Aircraft DA50 RG receives EASA Certification"
244:. It is powered by a single 300 hp (224 kW)
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1231:"Diamond DA50 RG Earns FAA Type Certificate"
789:"Maiden Flight of the DA50-JP7 with turbine"
148:Diamond DA50 Magnum prototype on display at
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339:Ivchenko-Progress Motor Sich AI-450S
204:Ivchenko-Progress Motor Sich AI-450S
184:Ivchenko-Progress Motor Sich AI-450S
997:Kate Sarsfield (9 September 2020).
911:Sarsfield, Kate (5 November 2019).
880:O'Connor, Kate (9 September 2020).
750:"Diamond DA40 XLS: Premier Edition"
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1229:O'Connor, Kate (25 July 2023).
1123:"DA50 Magnum Specs and Options"
1093:"DA50 SuperStar Specifications"
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308:Teledyne Continental TSIOF-550J
1153:"DA50 Magnum (Future Project)"
1062:Peppler, Graeme (April 2009).
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1198:Niles, Russ (6 April 2017).
1064:"Diesel DA50 Headed To U.S."
158:Wiener Neustadt East Airport
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602:Cirrus SR22
499:Performance
487:Propellers:
477:Powerplant:
471:Useful load
373:SMA Engines
363:SMA Engines
320:DA50 Magnum
195:SMA Engines
100:Development
1425:Categories
1180:AOPA Pilot
615:References
597:Cessna 206
537:Power/mass
166:Airventure
120:-equipped
489:3-bladed
441:Wingspan:
429:Capacity:
409:Data from
387:turboprop
376:SMA SR460
265:autopilot
207:turboprop
106:prototype
1400:DART 750
1395:DART 550
1390:DART 450
1385:DART 280
1330:aircraft
1268:Archived
1239:Archived
1208:Archived
1067:Archived
1038:Archived
1007:Archived
947:Archived
921:Archived
890:Archived
854:Archived
823:Archived
793:Archived
727:Archived
703:18 March
677:18 March
665:(2007).
564:See also
368:DA50-VII
330:DA50-JP7
298:Variants
238:airframe
96:diesel.
1328:Diamond
1245:26 July
1214:7 April
1163:19 July
1133:19 July
1073:6 April
829:6 April
447:Height:
435:Length:
392:DA50 RG
345:DA50-IV
66:History
49:Austria
518:Range:
358:DA50-V
273:Garmin
271:and a
232:Design
202:or an
1380:D-Jet
1271:(PDF)
1264:(PDF)
1235:AVweb
1204:AVweb
1182:: 24.
1034:AVweb
886:AVweb
850:AVweb
764:(PDF)
753:(PDF)
423:Crew:
342:2016.
335:FADEC
310:. US
253:flaps
118:FADEC
114:avgas
1405:Hero
1375:DA62
1370:DA52
1365:DA50
1247:2023
1216:2017
1165:2010
1135:2010
1105:2020
1075:2009
1046:2021
1015:2020
977:2023
955:2020
929:2020
898:2020
862:2020
831:2017
801:2020
772:2020
735:2020
705:2008
679:2008
646:2020
479:1 ×
259:, a
225:EASA
152:2008
140:2008
112:The
80:The
24:DA50
425:one
312:FAA
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