Aircraft
Diamond D-Jet flies with upgraded engine
On Sunday, Diamond Aircraft (Booth No.

On Sunday, Diamond Aircraft (Booth No. 4707) flew its D-Jet for the first time with the new Williams International FJ33-5A engine (formerly designated FJ33-19), the production powerplant for the single-engine personal jet.

D-Jet S/N 003–the first production-conforming copy of the airplane now that the -5A has been installed–lifted off from Diamond Aircraft’s London, Ontario facility for a 1.4-hour flight and met “all intended test points,” the company said.