Click Here To Help Improving This Blog !According to a report from FlightGlobal, Diamond will announce at the next ILA show in Berlin the availability of its own engine, as an alternative to Thielert. The engine will also be made available to other manufacturers (a.k.a. Cessna for the C172 TDI).
This is not a new project, but it has certainly been accelerated by […]
The DA42 recently received its FIKI certification from FAA. FIKI ? Flight Into Known Icing conditions. Happy owners of DA42 equipped with the TKS system can now legally fly in clouds at temperatures below zero. Legally. But would that be a sound decision ?
Ice impact on performance is really strong. My experience of icing is […]
In a previous post about the various kinds of aviation I mentionned air-police. This is probably one of the smallest niches in aviation, and obviously conservative as it is under state control. Despite that, modern aviation is reaching it, and this is a strong sign to me that nothing can stop its development.
Diamond anounced on […]
Before leaving 2007 behind us and flying in 2008 with our heads full of wishes and good resolutions, have a look back in 2007 events… may be there is something to learn (or not). This selection is obviously personal, certainly subjective, and I’m waiting for you to comment on events I missed !
1 - Airbus […]
At redaction time of this message at least three aicraft manufacturers do build plastic planes, namely:
Diamond aircraft which build single engine (DV20 Katana and DA40 Diamond Star) and twin engine piston DA42. The high performance single DA50, which made its maiden flight in early april.
Cirrus design offers various variants of its high performance single engine […]
