Diamond DA50 RG
Diamond's five-seat composite single with a 300 hp jet-fuel V6 diesel, retractable gear and FADEC single-lever control. Comes with Garmin G1000 NXi; known-icing protection is optional.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 169 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 191 kt
- Range
- 750 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,050 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Usable fuel
- 185 l
- Total capacity
- 195 l
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 97 l
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 58 l/h
- Usable fuel weighs
- 148 kg
Fuel burn in cruise at 8,000 ft.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 740 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 740 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 678 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 1,999 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Avionics
- Garmin G1000 NXi
- Systems
- Autopilot · FADEC engine control · Constant-speed propeller · Retractable gear
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 4
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 1,999 kg
- Max landing weight
- 1,999 kg
- Empty weight
- 1,440 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- PPL(A)
- Class rating
- SEP (land)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Variable-pitch propeller · Retractable gear · Glass cockpit (EFIS) · Single-lever power control · High-performance endorsement (FAA, over 200 hp)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR · Known icing (FIKI)
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Diamond
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- DA50
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 2021
Scale drawing
- Length
- 9.24 m
- Wingspan
- 13.41 m
- Height
- 2.95 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.3 m
- Propeller diameter
- 2.1 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Diamond DA50 RGLength 9.24 m
- Junkers F13 (replica)Length 9.6 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- White arc: flaps may be used
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Yellow arc: caution, smooth air only
- Red line: never exceed
- 59 kt
- 72 kt
- 59–68 kt
- 119–133 kt
- 121–133 kt
- 162 kt
- 152 kt
- 191 kt
A range runs from light to maximum weight, or across the flap settings for VFE. The exact speed depends on weight, flaps and conditions.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Diamond DA50 RG in the simulator
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