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Diamond DART-450

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Two-seat reconnaissance trainer, includes DART-550 and DART-750 aerobatic trainers.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turboprop
Application
Aerobatics, Trainer
Final assembly

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Systems & avionics
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Configuration & certification
Wing position
Low
Planform
Straight
Tail
T-tail
continued
Certification
Part 23
Minimum crew
1

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Diamond DART-4502014 / 2016Baseline variant.
Diamond DART-5502017 / 2018Interior redesigned and improved engine added.
CETC TA-202019 / 2019Variant of DART-450 devloped by CETC Wuhu Diamond Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Diamond DART-7502022 / Modernised variant, with enhanced avionics suite.

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