Aircraft
Pilot Report: Diamond DA50 RG
The diesel-powered single packs a lot of performance into a sleek-looking package
Diamond DA50-RG in flight
The diesel-powered Diamond single packs a lot of performance into a sleek-looking package. © Diamond Aircraft Industiries

At first glance, the Diamond DA50 RG might not seem to add much to the ranks of high-performance piston-powered single-engine airplanes. It isn’t especially fast, doesn’t carry a huge load, and it is expensive, with a price tag well over $1 million. Diamond Aircraft, however, isn’t about ordinary, and its airplanes have all carved a niche in the general aviation marketplace.

The DA50 RG is no exception, especially because it carries on Diamond’s penchant for putting jet-A-burning diesel engines into light airplanes.