Last year at Oshkosh, Diamond unveiled the DA50 SuperStar – a 350 hp, turbo-charged, 5-seat composite aircraft. After a year of further development work, and feedback from customers, especially in the North American market, the company today announced that the DA50 will be offered in two variants: the DA50 SuperStar, featuring a pressurized cabin, and the DA50 Magnum, powered by a 170 hp, Austro Engine AE 300 powerplant.

“When we started taking position reservations for the DA50 we got clear feedback that customers loved the idea of a truly high-performance, modern, five-seat aircraft – and many asked us to take this concept one step further by adding light pressurization to comfortably take full advantage of the aircraft’s 25,000 feet ceiling and turbo power,” Read the rest of this entry »