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Old December 28th 06, 07:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Diamond DA50...


Darkwing wrote:
Sweet! Diamond makes some cool stuff that I can't afford! All I heard was
they were working on a 5 seater to go against Cirrus and Lancair, surprised
to see it make the light of day so quickly, I only read about it a couple
weeks ago. A Twinstar would be awesome though!


The 5 seat config sounds interesting as I've read most 6-seaters rarely
fly with all seats full. (I can count on one hand the times I've had 5
passengers in the Lance) If if does have the 350hp Centurion diesel I'd
expect a 200kt cruise with an impressive fuel burn. (note to Santa for
'07) For now, the DA40 XL is on my wish list.