A Diamond Aircraft DA50 RG is on display at China AirShow 2021 (Sept. 28—Oct. 3) in Zhuhai, Guangdong, and it got there the long way. Ferry pilots from the factory in Austria flew the high-performance single all the way to China for the show, arriving Monday (Sept. 27). The aircraft made 12 stops en route.
The ferry flight was a joint effort between Diamond Aircraft Austria and Wanfeng Diamond Aircraft China. Diamond Aircraft Austria pilots Martin Richter-Trummer and David Bausek took off from Wr. Neustadt, Austria Airport on Sept. 20. The 7,033-nautical-mile trip took a total of eight days and 45 flying hours to complete, with Wanfeng production test pilot Wang Ping making the final leg into Zhuhai Airport. Fuel consumption averaged 11.8 gallons per hour, according to Diamond Aircraft.
Bausek, the original lead design engineer for the DA50 program, noted, “Originally the DA50 was developed with a fixed gear, but the decision to switch to retractable gear was the right one. You and your passengers travel fast and safe—wherever you want to go, whenever you want to go.”
Liqun (Frank) Zhang, CEO of Diamond Aircraft Austria, said, “We are very proud of these latest milestones for our DA50 RG. We have been looking forward to presenting the DA50 RG at China AirShow for the first time and expect that the aircraft will spark lots of interest at the display.”
Able to see the legs on Flight Aware, registration OE-DXX
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IFF one can figure out the UUI.
(Useless User Interface.
Another company losing its way.)
When I was selling planes I found it rather counterproductive that people working in the business mostly flew commercial. It’s certainly smart from a cost standpoint, but what does it tell your potential customers?
Well, then you can ask – why do folks buy private airplanes?
I don’t have to ask. Many buy them to travel. There’s a bit of cognitive dissonance in many buyers. Those with huge amounts of disposable income can move up to turbines if they like. For most potential buyers, the cost is being somewhat rationalized because it’s not going to save money. It’s also really not going to save as much time as we like to think. Mostly, we buy because we love to fly and travel is just one of the good excuses.
When, or if, the buyer finds that the sales people and managers selling the planes rarely use them for travel, it just can’t be loosening the wallet. I was a kid in the seventies, but I bet the manufacturers and dealers didn’t fly SWA into town to meet with potential buyers when they were selling ten thousand each of the most popular models.
Isn’t this the country that has a terrible human rights reputation? Doesn’t it harvest organs? How about the conditions for production? What about recognizing the Taliban? You all act like you’re dealing with a civilized country.
Diamond Aircraft was sold to the Communist Chinese in late 2017. All technological developments etc. now belong to the Chinese.
Here’s a link to the Diamond Aircraft news release of the event:
https://www.diamondaircraft.com/en/about-diamond/newsroom/news/article/new-owner-great-plans-for-diamond-aircraft/
I know right?
Limited “free speech”, mandatory medical procedures to keep your job, mass surveillance, largest prison population in developed countries, devaluing it’s currency on purpose, and not a single action you can participate in free from law, regulation or ordinances.
Are you talking about China, or the “new normal U.S.?
What you gonna do? Boycott? Checked the parts on the device you are using to read this?
Personally, I’d just as soon stop dealing with all state run organizations. Unfortunately, avoiding Boeing and Textron would pretty much ground me.