AirVenture 2021 Diamond's New DA50RG Debuts at Oshkosh

At AirVenture 2021, Diamond Aircraft debuted its new DA50 single for the North American market. The airplane has a Continental CD300 diesel and up to six seats. In this AVweb video, Paul Bertorelli talks to Diamond's Scott McFadzean about the airplane.

[andrewvaldez]

If you could afford a DA50... why wouldn't you buy a DA62?
Extra engine in the 62 equals some much added peace of mind.

[rustusandroid]

I love Diamond. They have the right idea on aesthetics' and performance, handling. They are great aircraft, but as always, a little pricey :) I too would just go with the DA62 given the similar cost.

[ramezqubain]

Great question Paul about choosing between the da50 and the da62. I think diamond needs to address and differentiate between the target market and positioning of each model

[docflyer]

My gosh you could buy a brand new Piper M 350 and cruise in pressurized comfort at 25, 000 feet at 213 knots. More range, more people, and faster. Makes no sense.

[noonedude]

At 1.5 Million, I'll go pick up a Piper Malibu and cruise above the weather, on less fuel, going 50kts faster, with a cheaper engine overhaul and a longer interval.

[DakodaNeilson]

This price point seems ridiculous. That puts them nearly 300K more then an SR22T G6 while being slower, that also puts them 350K more then a Bonanza with one less seat. On top of that, the mission that the DA50 can do is the same mission a Mooney M20J can do with similar fuel burns and useful loads, you can get a mid-90s J for under 100K. With a 50K price difference between the DA50 and DA62, I think you would be stupid not to just get a DA62 which has 2 more seats.

[AMoose]

Diamond priced this aircraft like a bunch of HS seniors running the school store

[StephaneDemers]

Beautiful, crazy expensive, only market will be very long endurance missions. As always great report from Paul, great B roll as well, well done AVWeb.

[robertobeltramelli]

Scott was so nice to the girls and i on Friday at Airventure! Thanks Paul for giving me more info on the DA-50RG, i wanted to make sure it fit in my Hangar! How long is it from prop tip to tail, you forgot to mention that and i did not see it on any of the panels. Scott will remember teasing my daughter with a Diamond Canada T Shirt to get her to climb out of the back seat! Very Clever! You both do a great job! The guys at my Airport keep asking what i am getting for my New Hangar? My Hangar is 48 wide so the DA 62 won’t fit!

[peterderidder]

Incredible high price. For that money better buy a second-hand radar-equipped pressurised single.

[dandv]

Seems a bit crazy to go with this over the DA 62. You are giving up speed, range, engine redundancy, and two seats for a 5% price difference. My guess is they are just trying to get a few bucks for all their R&D work until they get the turboprop version worked out. Though this plane does look amazing and that should sell a few units all on it's now.

[jbl]

1.5 milliion? Seriously? If you have that kind of money, you can buy a Cirrus jet for 1.96 million.

[charlesatrealeyesimaging]

Paul, the tipping point will be in the useful load…

[watermanveteran]

Did he just say 1.1 million. Oh my, have they gotten a little full of themselves!

[mason]

Got to sit in that plane today as well, it is a truly stunning aircraft in person and in the cockpit. Video and pictures do not do the Da50 justice. The interior is much more elegant than an SR22T.

[elcidS]

Cool. I’ll never fly one unless it’s 60 years old. But cool.

[publicmail]

There's one reason a plane doesn't sell, it's priced too high.

[Joseph_Gibson]

If I could afford a $1mil + plane, I would be able to afford a few hours to get my multi-engine rating. The only advantage I see is less maintenance cost due to one engine versus two. But the safety of two engines is hard to ignore.

[Ozgrade]

I would like to see a DA72. 2 x 300hp V6 engines and presurised. I wonder if Diamnond have any plans to bump up the power of the DA 62 to 200 hp per side.

[Kaipeternicolas]

I can't believe they don't differentiate this thing more from the DA62. If I had the money I'd always take a DA62 over it just for the added safety aspect and because flying a twin just feels a bit more serious. In reality I'd buy a 1985-1995 bonanza and upgrade the avionics and be a very happy pilot.